Complete 3 Modules in 3 hours to support employees experiencing mental distress or illness at work
The hospitality industry is known for its high-pressure environment, long hours, and constant interaction with customers—often with a smile, regardless of what’s going on behind the scenes. Unfortunately, these factors can lead to stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and suicide.
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we encourage you, as leaders, to take this e-learning course and learn how you can support employees with mental health struggles.
Open Minds E-learning
The Mental Health Foundation has developed three e-learning modules aimed at supporting people managers and workplace wellbeing professionals to open up the conversation about mental health in the workplace, and support team members
Topics you’ll find in each module are:
Module 1: Building trust and engagement
- The barriers to talking about mental health in the workplace
- How to make mental health conversations easier
- What we mean by ‘mental health’
Module 2: Problem solving together
- Normalising mental health conversations at work
- Legal obligations around mental health
- How to find positive solutions with an employee experiencing mental distress or illness
- How to support someone during time off work, and their return
Module 3: Building mentally healthy workplaces
- What makes a mentally healthy workplace
- Non-discriminatory policies and processes
- How to be a mental health champion and influence upwards
The modules should take no more than one hour each to complete. They are designed to be user-friendly so can be done on the go from your mobile phone. Don’t worry if you only get part way through a module, your progress will be saved so you can pick up where you left off.