Finding work when you have had mental ill health
Everyone has skills and qualities that they
can use at work. Don't assume that an employer will automatically
reject someone who has had a mental health problem. Both the
government and mental health advocacy organisations have campaigned
to emphasise the benefits that someone with a mental health problem
can bring to the workplace.
These campaigns have developed resources that
you can use to overcome the difficulties of getting back to
work.
Links to resources:
Rethink’s work emphasises the skills such as
tenacity, creativity, ability to work with and relate to different
sorts of people that people with mental ill-health can
bring.
Mindful
Employer – increasing awareness of mental health in
the workplace. Over 700 employers have signed up to a Charter for
Employers who are Positive about Mental Health. These
organisations aim to increase awareness of mental health at work
and provide ongoing support in the recruitment and retention of
staff.
SHiFT is
an initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding
mental health issues in England. The campaign aims to create a
society where people who experience mental health problems enjoy
the same rights and opportunities as other people.
The Mental Health
Foundation
Campaigns to:
- push mental health up the political and social
agenda
- raise awareness of mental health issues in the media
- work to influence civil servants and politicians at a
national level
Time to Change - Let’s
end mental health discrimination
Time to Change is an ambitious programme to
end discrimination faced by people who experience mental health
problems. It includes local community based projects and
national campaigns.
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