If you run a small or medium-sized business, this toolkit makes it easier for you to support your team’s mental health and wellbeing – without needing a formal programme such as an employee assistance programme. You can use it to quickly find free mental health support services in New Zealand and share them with your staff.
The toolkit brings together trusted, free services and simple resources you can use right away, including:
Why this matters
Many small to medium sized businesses don’t have a formal employee assistance programme – so it can be hard to know what support is available. This toolkit helps you:
Improving mental wellbeing at work can help your business, with better engagement, stronger productivity, and healthier teams. Research shows that improving mental health in the workplace can increase productivity by around 6 to 10 per cent, and investing in better mental health in the workplace has returns of around $5 for every $1 invested.
Put this up in a shared space so your team can easily see where to get support.
A simple, take-anywhere guide your staff can keep with them for when they need help.
Use this to start conversations with your team about mental health and where to get support.
Use or adapt this to talk to your staff about wellbeing support.
First Steps is a space that encourages business owners, managers and employees to prioritise wellbeing and awareness, so they can continue to grow impactful and profitable businesses while living balanced and fulfilling lives
Mental Health Foundation’s workplace programmes, resources and campaigns provide employers, people leaders, health and safety and human resources professionals with the skills and knowledge to create mentally safe, strong and supportive work environments
