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Last updated: 20 March 2025
Introduction
Welcome to our Mental Health Toolkit, proudly sponsored by Anglo American. The resources in this toolkit are available to all Business Disability Forum Members and Partners. Find out if your organisation is a Business Disability Forum Member.
The factsheets, case studies, videos and resources in this Toolkit will help you to understand more about how to shape and deliver your organisations mental health strategy.
What is in the Toolkit?
We currently have five resources open to the public:
- Cost of living crisis – Supporting mental health of employees
- Employee wellbeing and resilience
- Managing serious situations
- Having sensitive conversations
- Mental health and intersectionality.
These resources are produced by Business Disability Forum. We also share examples of what some of our Members and Partners are doing in our case studies section.
View a contents list of the Mental Health Toolkit, or browse the resources below.
The resources we provide are designed to sit on our Knowledge Hub, so please direct your employees to use our site. However, we understand that in some instances organisations might find it more useful to host the content on their own intranets or learning management systems, please email publications@businessdisabilityforum.org.uk to discuss options to suit your needs.
Toolkit resources
Mental health and business
Mental health and business: Foreword by Diane Lightfoot
“It’s not them, it’s us” Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum speaks about her…
Introduction to Business Disability Forum’s Mental Health Toolkit
We know that around 1 in 4 of us will have a mental illness in…
Senior leaders, inclusive culture and mental health
Senior leaders have a key role to play in creating a culture that supports mental…
Stress, burnout and business culture
Stress and burnout can be direct results of the culture of your business.
Creating an inclusive culture – Mental health
Top tips for senior leaders on create a culture that supports mental health at work.
The dos and don’ts of mental health initiatives
Mental health initiatives can be a great way of supporting mental and physical health, but…
Mental health and disability
What does mental health mean?
Guidance and definitions to explain mental health and mental ill-health.
Can mental ill-health be a disability?
Mental ill-health can be disabling in some situations. Read our guidance on what this means…
Factsheet – Stress, anxiety and depression
Guidance on what stress, anxiety and depression are, how they can affect someone at work,…
Factsheet – Burnout
Guidance on how to spot burnout in employees and suggested adjustments to support employees.
Factsheet – PTSD
How to spot PTSD in the workplace and support employees experiencing PTSD.
Mental health and the law in the UK
The Equality Act 2010 protects employees and job applicants with mental health conditions from discrimination.
Mental health – Legal cases
Summaries of legal cases around mental health and discrimination law.
What people managers need to know
Managing serious situations
Guidance on what managers should do when mental ill-health leads to a crisis or a…
Mental health e-learning
A series of three e-learning modules, focusing on mental health awareness, sensitive conversations, and adjustments.
Cost of living crisis – Supporting mental health of employees
The cost of living crisis is far from over – it is still affecting many…
Grief, disability and mental health
Advice on supporting employees experiencing grief, particularly when adjusting to life with a disability.
Top tips for managers to support mental health
Five top tips that managers can use to create an inclusive and supportive team culture.
Spotting the signs an employee is struggling with mental health
What managers should look out for to tell whether an employee may need support with…
Adjustments for mental health conditions
Common adjustments that can support employees’ mental health, and key stats from our research into…
Employee wellbeing and resilience
What managers can do to to create a team culture that promotes wellbeing and resilience.
Having sensitive conversations
This resource provides guidance about spotting the signs, having sensitive conversations and maintaining boundaries and…
Managing behaviour and conduct
In rare situations, a person’s mental health can lead to unacceptable behaviours. What should managers…
Discussing suicide in the workplace – A guide for managers
Supporting employees you think may feel suicidal, and supporting your team members when a colleague,…
Mental health and intersectionality
Mental health and intersectionality
People’s experiences of mental health can be affected by different life experiences. Understanding this means…
Age and mental health
Our experiences of mental health can change depending on age.
Disability and mental health
All disabilities have the potential to affect a person’s mental health. Each disabled person’s experiences…
LGBTQ+ identity and mental health
A person’s sexuality and gender identity can affect their experiences of mental health.
Gender and mental health
A person’s gender and gender identity can affect how they experience mental health.
Race, ethnicity and mental health
Race and ethnicity can affect a person’s experiences of mental health.
Work, socioeconomic status and mental health
Our work and our place in society can affect our experiences of mental health.
Mental health case studies
Case study – Anglo American
Anglo American introduce their Global Mental Health Framework and their Mental Wellness Framework.
Case study – Environment Agency
The Environment Agency answers questions about their employee-led network for mental health.
Podcast – Who are we? Lucy Ruck and Diane Lightfoot on ‘The people behind the job’
BDF CEO Diane Lightfoot talks to Tech Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck about their own disabilities…
Case study – London Ambulance Service
Jules Lockett explains how her personal experiences led to the development of support mechanisms at…
Case study – Unilever
Unilever explain how they developed a peer to peer support network.
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