Shaping policy and practice

Advisory services

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.

Please contact workplace@samh.org.uk to discuss further.

Advisory service	Description
Reviewing wellbeing strategy	We can review your overall approach to supporting the mental health of your staff to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement
Reviewing organisational policies	We can review your organisational policies to ensure they take account of the way in which mental health interacts with people management policies and align with best practice
Developing organisational policies	We can help you to develop any key policies your organisation may need by sharing guiding principles and best practice recommendations
Developing a framework to routinely monitor staff wellbeing	We can work with you to develop survey tools and other mechanisms for regularly taking a temperature check of the wellbeing of your staff
Developing a framework to support staff 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
Supporting Mental Health First Aiders	We can work with you to deliver a workshop for your existing Mental Health First Aiders, ensuring there is a supportive and supervisory framework that surrounds the staff performing this important role

The first step will be establishing your current position through a mapping exercise and consultation with your staff. We will then work with you to set your ambitions and agree a tailored action plan. We can help you to develop frameworks for measuring the impact of your activities including routinely monitoring the wellbeing of your staff at an organisational, team and individual level.

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. Please see next page for more information.

If you've got a good relationship with your manager, and you can be open with them and honest with them about where you are in your journey, or what support you need… that can make a huge difference"

Beth Wallace, Media Volunteer

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

Employers need to develop and deliver a systematic programme of activity, underpinned by effective organisational policy and practice. At SAMH, we stand ready to collaborate with you in evaluating your current policies and practices, benchmarking them against industry best practices to pinpoint areas of excellence and opportunities for improvement.