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West Midlands

MINDFUL EMPLOYER® is facilitated in association with National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE), part of the Dept of Health's Care Services Improvement Partnership.
The regional contacts are Mary Dunleavy, West Midlands Development Centre, Care Services Improvement Partnership, The Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QY  Phone 024 7681 5283 or 07966 339896

Another local contact in the region is:

Birmingham: Elaine Russell, bWell Birmingham   07977 739112
Dudley: Claire Savage, Step Up  01384 813424

Local Employer Network

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. Based on geographical/county areas, any employer is welcome to attend.

Coventry & Warwickshire        20 May Coventry
For more details contact Richard Summers at National Grid Metering 0121 424 8629

Support Services

Retain
Run by Richmond Fellowship (RF), Retain offers employers support, information, guidance and training on mental health issues at work. Local contact:

RF North Staffs Employment Services   01782 205622

How's your business feeling
Staffordshire County Council have produced a CD-Rom for employers covering a wide range of issues connected to staff who experience mental ill health. To obtain a copy - it's free - please contact Nadine Baggaley on  07976 191331

Balanced Approach      
Offers one-to-one sessions for anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, phobias, panic attacks etc and on-site training in effective anger management, stress, communication skills and coaching, including bespoke business management workshops.   0121 445 0093

Absence Management Solutions
Provides individual, targeted solutions to absence management needs including a free initial consultation.   01773 771243

Charter Signatories

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

Bradford & Bingley plc*
Coventry City Council
 Essential Futures Ltd*
Fitzgerald Lighting Ltd*  
Home-Start Wyre Forest**
Learning & Skills Council
Making Space**
Mental Health Matters**
Mind in Birmingham**
Rethink** 
 Richmond Fellowship**
Together: Working for Wellbeing**
WTCS Ltd*  

* 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.

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