This guide by The Whole Picture Toolkit helps to identify factors that can affect mental health at work, a manager’s role in ensuring a team’s wellbeing, and teaching how to talk to your team about mental health.
This blog is being signposted by WorkWise for Screen.
Mental health is being talked about more openly in all walks of life, and its value and importance is widely recognised.
The term ‘mental health’ encompasses emotional, psychological and social wellbeing.
A person’s mental health impacts their thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and determines how well they respond to stress and challenges.
The Film and TV Charity’s Looking Glass survey has found that workers in the film and TV sector report lower levels of mental health than the UK average and are often reluctant to seek support at work.