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Support for Employers<br />

Employers need to be able to find out what support is available to<br />

enable them to recruit, manage, retain and train people who have<br />

mental health difficulties.<br />

• Mindful Employer is a voluntary charter for employers positive<br />

about mental health. Using the Mindful Employer logo demonstrates<br />

commitment to support employees with mental health conditions:<br />

www.mindfulemployer.net.<br />

• Mental Health First Aid is a national mental health awareness<br />

training programme targeted at workplace settings:<br />

www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org.uk.<br />

• An occupational health advice line for small businesses is being<br />

piloted in order to help employers understand more about<br />

reasonable adjustments and support for mental health conditions:<br />

www.dwp.gov.uk > use the search facility.<br />

• The Department for Work and Pensions will be transferring its<br />

information on disability to the Business Link website to support this<br />

becoming a national self-help ‘hub’ of action-focused information for<br />

businesses: www.businesslink.gov.uk.

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