South West

Local Employer Networks

These networks provide an informal, relaxed setting in which to meet colleagues from other employers to discuss issues of common concern. The agenda is set by the group and generally focus on topics connected to recruiting and retaining staff who experience mental ill health. Any employer is welcome to attend.

Mental Health Matters
Provides support for employers in Bristol. For more information contact Helen Underhay 0117 9232741

Raise!
Raise! are primarily a training company, and led by people who have first hand experience of mental ill health and mental health services. They have a team of experienced trainers who use their personal knowledge and insight to deliver a wide range of training courses to companies and organisations in the South of England.  01256 476 981

Recognising Excellence
Recognising Excellence Limited helps organisations and individuals improve their performance and processes through key business issues, and suggest appropriate solutions. They do this by providing advice, guidance and assessment services for national standards such as Investors in People's Health and Wellbeing Award.  01452 413641

Sea Sanctuary
Sea Sanctuary combines sail training and health education to promote, develop and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing. Their 4-day residential programmes have shown to reduce the effects of anxiety, depression and stress whilst also building self-esteem, confidence and resilience. To find out how they could support the staff in your workplace contact joesabien@sea-sanctuary.co.uk  01326 378919

The Alexandra Resource Agency
TARA provides support with developing mental health strategies, absence management and work-life balance approaches and mental health awareness training. For more details contact Alex Wiggins on 07886 633253

The Therapeutic Training Company
An Exeter-based therapeutic training company delivering short, intensive training programmes to private clients and employees of organisations. 01392 215095

Well Aware Mental Health Employment Portal - web-based details of services in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and BANES

Wessex Counselling Service
Provides employers and employees with confidential professional counselling for all issues, in the Bristol and Frome areas. Employee counselling contracts available to help reduce absenteeism and enhance work performance. For more information contact 01373 453355

Details of other support services in the South West can be found on a Google Map

Charter Signatories

Signatories to the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health who are based or have offices in the South West:

2gether NHS Foundation Trust for Gloucestershire Access Training (SW) Ltd* Addaction** Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland)** Avon & Somerset Probation Service Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth University Bristol Mind** Bristol Primary Care Trust Burrow Down Support Services Ltd* Capita Business Services - Swindon Partnership* Caradon Befriending Scheme** Carers Gloucestershire** City College Plymouth Claro Learning* Colebrook Housing Society Ltd (incl. Carers Champions)** Community Care Trust (South Devon) Ltd** Community Housing Aid** Contact Associates Ltd* Cornwall Council Dartmoor National Park Authority Department for Work & Pensions Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Devon Partnership NHS Trust Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service Dorset Healthcare University Foundation NHS Trust Dorset Primary Care Trust Dorset Probation Trust East Devon Council East Devon Volunteer Support Agency** Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Equality South West** Essential Drug & Alcohol Services** Exeter City Council Exeter Community Initiatives** Exeter Council for Voluntary Service** Exeter Shilhay Community Ltd** Fifteen Cornwall* Folks@Home Ltd* G.A.P. Recruitment* Ginsters* Gloucestershire Care Services CIC* Gloucestershire County Council Happy Days Nurseries* Havencare (Plymouth) Ltd** Healthtec South West** Hillcrest Branch Ltd* HM Revenue and Customs Homemaker Southwest** Improving Prospects Ltd* In-House Research & Training Ltd* Independent Futures**

Jatis Project* Learning & Skills Council Living Options Devon** Management Advisory Service* Maximus Employment & Training UK* Milestones Trust** Mind Restormel Association for Mental Health** NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Devon NHS Gloucestershire NHS Plymouth NHS Swindon National Star College** Nationwide Building Society* North Bristol NHS Trust North Devon Pathfinder** Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Olive Branch Care Agency Ltd* Outlook South West* Path** Pentreath Ltd**    People & Places in Gloucestershire CIC** Penwith Community Development Trust** Phoenix Enterprises* Platinum Plus Healthcare Ltd* PLUSS*  Plymouth Community Healthcare CIC* Rem State Ltd* reZolve* Rethink** Richmond Fellowship** Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust   St Loye's Foundation** Scout Enterprises (Western) Ltd* Second Step** S.I.L.S.* South Somerset Mind** Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Somerset Primary Care Trust SWAPS* Swindon Borough Council Swindon Marriott Hotel* Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group* The Great Western Packaging Co Ltd* The Parkview Society** Third Sector Services** Together: Working for Wellbeing** Torbay Council Tulip Ltd* University College Plymouth Marjon Venus Training and Consultancy Ltd* West Cornwall Mind Befriending Scheme** Westward Housing Group** Whitstone Head Educational Trust* Young Devon**

* private sector business; ** voluntary sector/charity; unmarked - public sector employer

The Charter is about working towards the principles of it not the immediate fulfilment of them – signing up is a step along a journey not the end of it.