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<p>Civil Service Employee Policy provides a central health and well-being service
to support departments in their well-being work.</p><p>In 2015, the People Board agreed
a strategic approach to health and well-being for the Civil Service. This identified
mental health as a key priority. This strategic approach was developed into a Strategic
Action Plan, which has now been successfully implemented.</p><p>Wellbeing is a key
part of the DCLG People Plan. The Plan sets out the Department's strategic commitment
to establish and maintain good health amongst staff in the business. The commitments
and actions linked to wellbeing are delivered jointly by the Department's Human Resources
directorate and the Health and Wellbeing Network.</p><p>Specific support for staff
within DCLG with mental health problems includes:</p><ul><li>Mental Health First Aid
training. So far over 100 members of staff including have received the MHFA training.</li><li>A
listening and support service through a Mental Health Ambassador Network which is
made up of over 30 MHFA trained staff from across the business.</li><li>A Mental Health
Support Group that encourages staff experiencing poor mental health or who are caring
for someone with a mental health illness to meet to share experiences and resources
and to offer each other support and advice.</li><li>Mandatory Mental Health Awareness
training for all staff using the Civil Service Learning portal.</li><li>Internally
designed and delivered Mental Health Awareness workshops - over 200 staff have received
the training so far.</li><li>Internally designed and delivered Building your Resilience
workshops - over 150 staff have received the training so far.</li><li>Delivery of
'whole department' events such as Time to Talk, Break the Stigma and World Mental
Health Day designed to raise staff awareness of the support they can access and to
breakdown the stigma associated with mental ill health.</li><li>A contracted Employee
Assistance Programme (Help) which gives staff free and immediate access to support
on all matters relating to health and wellbeing, including crisis support to individuals
and their line managers. The EAP also provides a gateway to more specialist and professional
medical services.</li><li>Occupational Health Service referrals which are aimed at
obtaining medical advice on how to support a colleague’s health and well-being either
whilst off sick, in returning to the workplace and/or at work</li><li>Access to a
range of support tools through the Wellbeing Zone.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>
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