Webinar: Work and Mental Health Matters

Lack of work, good work practices and workplace wellbeing has such a profound impact on mental health and wellbeing. This workshop will present the current evidence and the additional impact of the pandemic and explore practical approaches local areas are implementing to support people to start work, stay well in work and return well to work.

Workshop Outline

This workshop will cover:

• Why work and mental health matters within the Y&H region

• What good looks like in relation to supporting people with poorer mental health to start work, stay well in work and return well to work.

• Good practice in relation to promoting good wellbeing at work for all employees

• Regional examples of best practice

• Discussion groups to explore the challenges and opportunities in relation to work and mental health within the Y&H region.

The event will be chaired by Debs Harkins, Director of Public Health at Calderdale Council and Y&H ADPH lead for Inclusive and Sustainable Communities. There will also be presentations from Peter Kelly (Regional Director for North East and Y&H Office for Health Improvement and Disparities team), Joanne Smithson (Head of Implementation & Learning at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing) and the Joint Work & Health Unit (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)

This webinar will be of interest to local public health teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Integrated Care Systems, Department for Work & Pensions, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Combined Authorities, Local Authority Economic Development teams and frontline services for work and health.

This session will also include regional examples of practice and there will be an option to join the following sessions:

Session 1:

• Jobcentre Plus Youth Hubs - Work and Mental Health
• Working Win: Work and Wellbeing Services in South Yorkshire
• Employment Advisors in Improving Access to Psychological Talking Therapies (IAPT) Services

Session 2:

• Workplace and Employability Programme: Work Well Service in Hull
• Employment and mental health services at Leeds Mind

Session 3:

• Mental Health Productivity Pilot
• Workplace Health - Supporting wellbeing - Mental health and resilience:
• Thriving at Work
• Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service