Mental health for managers
As a manager, you don’t need to have all the answers to mental health at work. We’ll help you support your team with confidence.
Let’s face mental health, for you and your team
Understand the tools you have at your disposal to help manage mental health, not just workloads.
We’re here to help when you need it
We offer both face-to-face and remote therapies at select Bupa centres across the UK.
Digital appointments
Speaking to a GP or mental health specialist shouldn’t be difficult. We offer flexible digital appointments to suit your schedule, whatever you’re facing.
Talking therapies
Book counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or clinical psychology. All either face-to-face or digitally.
Blua Wellbeing
Access clinically-led mental health and wellbeing content to help you build healthier, happier habits. Available in the My Bupa app.
Video support
Understanding workplace stress and solutions
Watch in 2 mins
Mental Health Clinical Lead, Rhiannon Blackley explains the mental health challenges of the modern workplace.
Supporting employee mental health
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Dan Cook explains how organisations can support employees in a way that is accessible, preventative and effective.
Mental health and leadership
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Find out how those in leadership positions can help their teams through acknowledgement, training for line managers and faster access to support.
[music] Mental health is on nearly every leadership agenda, but the data shows a critical [music] blind spot.
Across corporate organizations, 68% of employees saying they're experiencing burnout.
Yet leaders [music] estimate that that figure closer to 55%.
That gap appears across stress, [music] anxiety, and digital fatigue.
With one exception, loneliness.
6Leaders recognize it because leadership itself [music] can be lonely.
Decision-m is isolating.
Responsibility is constant.
And the pressure to stay [music] composed leaves little space for vulnerability.
At the same time, 74% of corporate [music] employees are affected by work-related stress, 53% by anxiety, and stigma still shapes behavior at work.
So challenges [music] stay hidden, support arrives too late, and mental health is treated at breaking point.
Here's the reality leaders face.
If well-being isn't modeled at the top, [music] teams may not believe it's truly safe to act.
The research also tells [music] us what actually makes a difference.
Across corporates and memes alike, employees [music] consistently say they value two things most.
The first, training for line [music] managers.
The second, faster access to support.
Prevention is key.
Early [music] action could reduce stress, burnout, and absence, which are often the biggest cost drivers for organizations.
[music] Yet, it's still one of the most underinvested areas.
This is where BER comes in.
Ber supports leaders not just with health care, but with clarity, prevention, [music] and practical action at scale.
From helping leaders understand the real state of their workforce to equipping managers with the confidence to respond early [music] to supporting faster access to the right care for leaders and teams.
Because [music] mental well-being isn't just a benefits issue, it's a leadership issue.
And when leaders take [music] care of themselves, they set the conditions for their teams to do the same.
JAAQ at Work
JAAQ at Work provides expert answers to your questions on the most important mental health topics.
Helpful articles
Supporting mental health at work: why training matters
Find out how leaders can look after the mental wellbeing of their team, and how doing so benefits everyone.
Lonely at the top? Why leadership wellbeing matters more than ever
Leadership can often involve putting your team’s needs ahead of your own. Juggling competing challenges can be lonely.
The importance of managing workplace stress
Strategies to manage the symptoms and stressors of workplace stress, and improve your quality of life.
Downloadable guides
Opening up at work
A small amount of pressure at work can be motivating. But having too many demands can have a negative impact on your employees mental health and make it harder for them to do their job effectively.
Supporting employees with social anxiety
Anxiety can lead to an intense fear of social situations. As a manager, it's important to support employees with social anxiety, so that they feel comfortable and thrive in the workplace.
Supporting employees who are experiencing stress
Stress is the how the body responds to pressure. A certain amount of stress is helpful to motivate us. But if the pressure and demands at work become too much, this can lead to work-related stress.
Supporting employees with addiction
In this guide, we discuss different types of addiction, and how managers can support employees who may be struggling with addiction.
Supporting employees with their children's mental health
Young people experience lots of physical and mental changes as they get older. It can be especially tough for working parents who are caring for a child with a mental health problem.
Talking about suicide and providing support at work
We take a look at how employers can reduce the risk of suicide amongst employees. We also discuss how to provide support for any colleagues who have been affected by suicide.
Support in the workplace
Mental health at work
Resources for coping with the everyday pressures of work-related stress, and what to do if you need help.
Support for managers
Practical tips to help managers support themselves and those they are responsible for.
Member help and support
