How can my organization build a strategy for supporting mental health in the workplace?

NAMI applauds your efforts to support employee mental health in the workplace. You may wish to start by learning about NAMI’s Stigma Free Workplace initiative, which is designed to promote mental health awareness, support, and community within organizations. The StigmaFree Workplace webpage lists numerous resources for employers and employees to prioritize mental health in the workplace. Notable resources include:

The NAMI StigmaFree Workplace initiative invites you to join the StigmaFree movement by signing up here to become a StigmaFree Partner.

You can find more resources for building a strategy that supports mental health in the workplace below:

The Workplace Training and Resources section of the website for Mental Health America helps employers to develop a workplace strategy for supporting mental health in the workplace.
The website of the Society for Human Resource Management features an article titled “How to Respond When an Employee Shares a Mental Health Challenge” you may find helpful.
The Center for Workplace Mental Health provides an Employer Resources Guide/Tool Kit you can use to develop a presentation on workplace mental health.
Workplaces Respond is a national resource center that educates and builds collaborations among workplace and non-workplace stakeholders – employers, worker associations, unions, and anti-violence advocates – to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual harassment & violence, trafficking, stalking, and exploitation impacting the workplace.
Empower Work is a service which provides free, confidential support for tough work situations via SMS or web chat platform. It allows users to talk through a workplace problem with trained peer support professionals. Text (510) 674-1414 to connect with an Empower Work peer counselor.

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