Mental health awareness days

World Mental Health Day
10 October 2019

World Mental Health Day is the opportunity for the global community to raise awareness of mental health issues.  UCU has developed the following resources to assist members in raising and addressing the issue of mental health at work.

Download and display our latest mental health poster: World Mental Health Day 2019 poster [25kb]

Mental Health Charter - providing for a healthy workplace [401kb]

Mental health charter [311kb]

Supporting members with mental health conditions and issues: UCU branch toolkit [265kb]

One in Four - a UCU briefing on mental health at work [103kb]

Mental Health Awareness Week
13-19 May 2019

Mental Health Awareness Week is an opportunity for branch reps and members to address the issue of mental health at work.  Branches are encouraged to help remove the stigma and discrimination that people living and working with a mental health condition or issue face daily by:

• downloading and display our latest mental health poster: 
  Mental Health Awareness Week Poster 2019 [55kb]  
  Mental Health Awareness Week Poster [55kb]
• hosting a coffee morning or branch meeting to discuss how your branch, college or university addresses the issue of mental health in the workplace looking at the type of support given to individuals.  How effective is the support provided?   
• reading our guidance on supporting members with mental health issues:
  Supporting members with mental health conditions and issues: UCU branch toolkit [265kb]
  One in Four - a UCU briefing on mental health at work, Jun 11 [103kb]
• updating your skills and understanding of the issues faced by members by attending our training courses.  Visit our training web pages for further information: https://www.ucu.org.uk/training