Working with you to support your staff

Advisory service

Advisory services

Making the mental health of your staff a priority has never been more important

Need more information?

See our FAQs and example scenarios on the next page

We can help you to introduce or review your current mental health and wellbeing policies and practices. For example:

We can review your overall approach to supporting the mental health of your staff to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement, benchmarking them against industry best practices
We can work with you to introduce a process or wellbeing strategy
We can review your internal mental health and wellbeing processes, and provide expert advice

Ready to get started?

Speak to the team at workplace@samh.org.uk

The first step will be a conversation to understand the needs of your staff at an organisational, team and individual level. Our experts will then work with you to agree a tailored action plan to meet your goals.

Additionally, we can advise on support tools you can offer staff to help them keep well and what support you should offer if staff are experiencing poor mental health.

How we can help

Scenario	Our solution
I want to support the mental health and wellbeing of our staff but don’t know where to begin	When you get in touch with us, we can support you through an initial conversation to understand the needs of your staff and your current wellbeing practices. From there, we will make recommendations and guide you to introduce these throughout your journey
I have a wellbeing strategy in place but I’m not sure it meets the needs of our staff	Whether you have a wellbeing strategy or not, we can help you to understand areas of strength and areas for improvement. We can then work with you to introduce your bespoke strategy
How can I find out what is working for staff?	We can provide guidance to help you to facilitate a staff wellbeing survey, and make recommendations based on your results
I already have a mental health process in place, but want to ensure this supports the needs of staff	We can review your organisational processes to ensure they take account of the way in which mental health interacts with people management policies and align with best practice. For example, we have supported clients to develop their suicide prevention and debriefing processes
How can I support staff who are experiencing poor mental health?	We can work with you to strengthen your approach to supporting staff who are experiencing poor mental health either through in-work support or supporting them while taking time off and then returning to work
How much does it cost?	Costs vary depending on your organisational needs, development time of bespoke elements and duration of support required. A member of our team will be able to provide further information based on your needs.

Advisory workshops

Our bespoke advisory workshops create a supportive environment with an expert facilitator for groups to discuss important roles within the organisation. These 6 hour sessions are based in a classroom setting, with our facilitator providing supporting slides, resources and follow-up information for participants.

Scottish Mental Health First Aid wrap around support

This session provides participants with further support after completing Mental Health First Aid. Participants will explore their role as a Mental Health First Aider within their organisation, and the boundaries and limitations of this. The session focuses on practical applications of the role, including best practice, signposting and debriefing.

Wellbeing champions

This session upskills those who wish to support the organisation at strategic level by effectively initiating and supporting wellbeing initiatives for all staff. It equips participants with the tools to create a supportive and responsive wellbeing strategy tailored to their workforce.

Interested in other workshops like these? You can find other topics in our workplace training section.