Useful Contacts

Regional Employment Team Useful Contacts & Links

The details below are contacts & links to support that have or are working together with the RET on Mental Health and employability.

* To Contact the Regional Employment Team:

Tim Bird
Regional Employment Lead Mental Health
Tel. 0191 2114292
Mob. 07972159232
Fax. 0191 2114445
Email: timothy.bird@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

* Mindful Employer

James Herbert at MHNE
Emai: jamesherbert@mhne.co.uk
Web site http://www.mindfulemployer.net

* SHIFT

As part of Action on Stigma, Shift has published the Line Managers' Resource. The Line Managers' Resource is a booklet and website that gives advice and information for managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace.

The Line Managers' Web Resource website also gives advice and information for employees to help them assess their own needs and plan for meetings with their manager.

Through web site www.shift.org.uk


* Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained and is a useful tool in employment to help with sickness absence management

http://www.mhfaengland.org.uk/


* Mental Health at Work Tool

This learning is aimed at employers and managers who want to gain a greater understanding of the issues surrounding mental health in the workplace. By doing this you may reduce sickness absence, presenteeism and staff turnover – all of which are good for your business

http://www.mentalhealthatwork.cdd.nhs.uk/


* Increased Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)

People with depression and anxiety disorders are being offered more talking treatments, through significant Government investment in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.

http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/regions-2/north-east/


* North East Mental Health Development Unit (NEMDHU)

Support for all aspects of mental health in the North East (www.nemdu.org.uk)


* Credit Crunch Stress Line

If you're feeling stressed because of job insecurity, redundancy, debt or financial problems, don't wait for things to get really bad before seeking help.

Call the NHS Credit Crunch Stressline on 0300 123 2000

Daily, 8am-10pm
More Information on their web site
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Onabudget/Pages/Creditcrunchstresshelp.aspx

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