Mood matters in the workplace

The AWARE Mood Matters in the Workplace programme is a mental health awareness programme. The programme content can be tailored to suit the needs of individual employers and normally lasts between one and two hours. The programme helps participants to look after their mental health at work and in their home lives. It also teaches them to recognise the signs and symptoms of poor mental health and makes them aware of sources of help. 

Content includes:

• what is mental health?
• mental health at work
• looking after our own mental health
• mental ill-health including signs and symptoms of stress and depression
• sources of help

Benefits to the employer

• Helps reduce the cost in having staff off sick with a mental health problem.
• Helps staff recognise the signs and symptoms of depression both in themselves and their colleagues.
• Helps staff to take responsibility for and develop the tools to look after their own mental health.
• Reduces stress in the workplace and promotes a more positive working environment.