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<p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recognises the importance of mental wellbeing and
offers a wide range of mental health support to employees working in all its executive
agencies and arm’s length bodies, which includes HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
and HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). This is captured in our Mental Health
Strategy. MoJ has a network of Mental Health Allies, trained staff volunteers, working
across MoJ to support staff.</p><p>MoJ offers all staff access to an Occupational
Health (OH) service. For staff working in HMPPS this includes additional access to
specialist Mental Health Advisers. All MoJ staff have access to our Employee Assistance
Provider (EAP). The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days
a year. It includes:</p><ul><li>six free counselling sessions per year (these can
be extended in certain circumstances)</li><li>Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye
Movement Desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) where recommended by our OH providers.</li><li>trauma
and critical incident support.</li><li>a range of workshops covering mental health
for staff and line managers.</li></ul><p>We have dedicated mental wellbeing intranet
pages that all staff can access. Content includes, stress support tools and stress
risk assessment forms, guidance for managers on how to support employees with mental
ill health and links to external organisations. HMPPS offer staff “Live learning”
programmes aimed at supporting the mental health of new Prison Officer recruits. Prison
Officers are also supported by a variety of peer support groups such as Wellbeing
Champions, the Chaplaincy Team, and Care teams.</p>
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