Stress and worry resources | Westfield Health

Mental health days off cost UK businesses £12.6bn in 2021.

A report from the Health & Safety Executive found that work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 50% of all work-related ill health cases in 2020/21.

Stress and worry can take its toll on a person’s mental and physical health, as well as impacting workplaces through increased absences and reduced productivity.

Our free resources can help employers to support their people and create a wellbeing culture.

Webinar - Supporting employees’ mental health: Tips for controlling worry and dealing with stress

Watch our recent webinar where our expert panel provide practical advice for employers to support the mental health of their people, with tips and techniques to help employees control worry and deal with stress.

What you'll learn:

Why it’s important to support employees who may be dealing with stress and worry.
How employers can spot stressed or worried employees and ways they can reduce workplace stress.
How managers can start difficult conversations about stress and mental health.
Practical advice for helping employees to control worry.

Our expert panellists:

Cathy Lawson, Independent Workplace Health and Wellbeing Consultant, MHFA Trainer and Coach
Richard Holmes, Director of Wellbeing, Westfield Health

Hosted by:

May Beaufort, Health & Wellbeing Coach, Westfield Health

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Stress and worry factsheets

We’ve created these factsheets for managers and employees with advice for spotting the signs of stress and tips for coping under pressure, as well as a breathing exercise for calmness.

Controlling worry and
coping with change

Stress awareness
tips for managers

Square breathing
for calmness

Managing stress
for employees poster

Resources for HR professionals

Why workplaces need mental health first aiders

Mental health first aiders give employees someone to turn to when they’re struggling with their mental health. Find out more about the importance of the role

Our changing attitudes to mental health

Exploring employee perspectives on mental health throughout the pandemic and how employers can support their people in the post-Covid workplace

Mental Health First Aid

Courses designed to raise awareness and reduce stigma

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Helping employees with controlling worry and dealing with stress

These free resources can help organisations to support employees’ mental health and provide tips to help them control worry.