Working List of Resources Regarding Mental Illness in the Workplace

Resources

HBR and SHRM - How Leaders Can Share Their Mental Health Story

• Leaders: Sharing Your Own Mental Health Story Can Help You Become a Better Ally - Leaders modeling disclosure is one of the most powerful tools to help reduce workplace stigma. This article provides a very useful blueprint with some great points to consider.
• The Latest Research on Mental Health - Comprehensive collection on the following topics (each topic contains 4 or more articles): Facing Anxiety and Uncertainty, Work-life Balance for Mental Health, Emotional Agility, Supporting Your Team’s Mental Health, and Combating Burnout

World Health Organization

• Guidelines on Mental Health at Work - Evidence-based recommendations including organizational interventions, manager training and worker training, individual interventions, return to work, and gaining employment.

US Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy

• Job Accommodation Network - Guidance on job accommodations (can search by disability to find lists of possible accommodations) and disability employment. They also provide one-on-one guidance.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Enforces federal laws making discrimination illegal. Employers generally need to have at least 15 employees to fall under their purview.

ADA National Network

Website - Has regional offices nationwide. Maintains a comprehensive FAQ regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, they give a brief yet useful overview of the ADA. Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace and the ADA - This page is of particular interest and use for our workgroup. Has some great advice on disclosing and both employee- and employer-specific sections.

Surgeon General

• 2022 Surgeon General’s Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace - 30 page report focusing on 1) Protection from Harm, 2) Connection and Community, 3) Work-Life Harmony, 4) Mattering at Work, and 5) Opportunities for Growth.
• 1999 Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - Not workplace-specific and a bit dated, but much more comprehensive (almost 500 pages).

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• ISO 45003: Psychological health and safety at work - NOTE: This posting falls under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use.” A guide to psychological health as seen through an occupational health and safety lens.

From SLC Chamber of Commerce

• Workforce Resilience - Includes a 24 page “Suicide Prevention in the Workforce Employer Toolkit,” industry-specfic mental health guides (for the construction, hospitality, and legal industries), and a series of video webinars.

Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition

• Live on. - Has a list of workplace-specific resources.
• Live on. - Also has a more general suicide prevention playbook.

Ad Council

• Mental Health Toolkit - Starting a Conversation - Suggestions on how to talk about mental health and wellness. Not workplace-specific, but broadly applicable.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• https://workplacesuicideprevention.com/ - A workplace-specific suicide prevention site that includes details on their year-long H.O.P.E. certification program.

Canada Life (an insurance company)

• Guarding Minds at Work - Includes a 61-item employme survey, an organizational review, and a 6-item stress satisfaction scan. Additionally, has links to both a Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment and a Psychologically Safe Team Assessment. NOTE: I haven’t really had a chance to dive into these yet, but they seem very useful and are free… if you live in Canada (or are willing to pretend you do).

Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Being a Mindful Employee: An Orientation to Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - free 90 minutes course. “Gain an understanding of the 13 factors that influence psychosocial health and safety in the workplace.”
• Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace - free 30 minute course. “Stigma can be a powerful barrier to workplace mental health. This 30-minute course will cover what stigma is, how it causes harm, and how to address it.”
• Psychological Health and Safety Awareness - free 20 minute course. “An introduction to psychological health and safety in the workplace, including psychosocial factors and the roles of employers and employees.”
• Assembling the Pieces Toolkit - free toolkit. “Get practical advice for implementing the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.”
• National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - 71 page document detailing voluntary standards and recommendations for practices that create psychological health in the workplace

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - Canada

• Workplace Mental Health: A Review and Recommendations - 25 page document covering costs of poor mental health, recommendations for business leaders, and recommendations for government.

Individual Placement Support

• NHS England IPS Playlist - A quick video introduction to Individual Placement Support.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health law

• Large List of Publications - includes a section on Employment

OneMind at Work

• Online list of resources

SAMSHA Recovery Friendly Workplace Toolkit

-Toolkit - 20 page PDF, great starting point for workplaces looking to learn more about how they can effectively deal with SUD amongst their workforce

Cases

• US man wins $450k lawsuit after unwanted office birthday party - employee suffering from anxiety asks office not to throw him a surprise party, it happened anyway (causing a panic attack), the employee was subsequently fired and then sued the employer

• Peace Corps Sued Over Mental Health Policy, NYT - alleged discrimination against hiring of those with MI in violation of the Rehabilitation Act