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Treasury: Staff

Answer

HM Treasury takes mental health seriously and has a variety of measures in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.

Some of the main measures HM Treasury has in place are:

• the Time to Change Pledge signed in February 2014 to help reduce the stigma associated with poor mental health

• a Mental Wellbeing Network with approximately 50 members who carry out activities and offer support to those who have poor mental health.

• personnel trained in Mental Health First Aid.

• mandatory stress related eLearning.

• guidance for staff and managers on how to identify and manage poor mental health.

• regular Mental Wellbeing Workshops that any member of staff can attend.

• events where staff talk about their own mental health experiences and what works for them to get through difficult times

• Wellness Actions Plans and stress risk assessments.

• reasonable adjustments for those with poor mental and/or physical health.

• a wellbeing toolkit that takes you through a number of activities that you can use to manage your wellbeing, as well as setting out the evidence for them.

• a confidential Employee Assistance Programme whose 24/7 Helpline is available to all staff offering advice and counselling at no cost to the individual.

  We also have a Health, Safety and Wellbeing team including an Occupational Health Adviser and HR Advisers that are able to offer help, support and advice to those who have mental health problems.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

57219

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Staff Mental health Treasury

Link

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