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mental health at work - employees:

• Work with us | in About Mind
• Why the wellbeing of NHS staff is so important | in Blog Post
  NHS employees take more sick days than anywhere else in the public sector.
• 'Keeping schtum' about mental health problems | in Blog Post
  Is it best to keep quiet about mental health in the workplace?
• "I shouldn't complain...at least I have a job" | in Blog Post
  Guest blogger Andrea wonders if employers have a greater responsibility for their employees' wellbeing during periods of recession.
• The benefits of supporting staff | in Blog Post
  Our guest blogger from the Citizens Advice Bureau shares his perspective on supporting staff at work.
• Taking control of stress in the workplace | in Blog Post
  Mind week continues on the blog, looking at the benefits one workplace saw when they started managing stress.
• Putting on a brave face | in Blog Post
  On National Stress Awareness Day, a look at the impact workplace stress can have on our mental health.
• Speaking out against workplace discrimination | in Blog Post
  Could you speak to the media about your experience of mental health issues at work? Mind's Media Officer explains what's involved.
• How does work affect your mental health? | in Blog Post
  Julia talks about work, depression and a new Australian study that has found that being unemployed can be better for your mental health than having a 'bad' job.
• How I was labelled unfit for work | in Blog Post
  Why should a depressive episode in the past be treated any differently to other health conditions? The first in our series of blogs on mental health at work.
• Staying sane while keeping other people sane | in Blog Post
  Zarathustra shares his tips for how mental health professionals can keep well at work. Part of our series on mental health at work.
• Working with bipolar disorder | in Blog Post
  "Telling my employer about my diagnosis was one of the scariest things I have ever done." Lexy shares her experiences 'coming out' in work situations. Part of our series on mental health at work.
• Borderline personality disorder and work | in Blog Post
  "Long before I even knew the name of the condition I was living with, I was acutely aware of how I just didn’t seem to ‘fit’ in the workplace." A guest post from Kayla - part of our blog series on mental health at work.
• Small steps to improve mental health at work | in Blog Post
  We all have a responsibility to support people in the workplace during both good times and bad. Andrea Woodside talks about the things we can do to be more supportive. Part of our mental health at work series.
• Challenge the stigma of mental health at work | in Blog Post
  Bernadette shares her experiences of living with mental distress. Part of our series on mental health at work.
• My experience of depression at work | in Blog Post
  "Once I had admitted my depression to senior managers, I thought my career would be over." John is a Partner at Deloitte. He was surprised at how supportive his workplace and colleagues were during a time of crisis.
• How much should you tell your boss? | in News Story
  What are the pros and cons of disclosing a mental health issue to your employer? On Friday, Mind teamed up with the Guardian to hold an online discussion about the pros and cons of disclosure.
• What difference can the five ways to wellbeing make? | in Blog Post
  Sorcha Mahony from the New Economics Foundation talks about the small steps you can take to make your work day easier. Part of our series on mental health at work.
• "I told my manager and everything changed" | in Blog Post
  What happens when you disclose mental health problems in an unsupportive workplace? Unfotunately, that was Judith's experience.
• Returning to work following a BPD crisis | in Blog Post
  Sharon talks about her struggle to return to work, why she feels like she needs to work and the support she has gotten from her colleagues.
• Mr Elastic Brain | in Blog Post
  Douglas Cairns, AKA Sid Ozalid, talks about the road from punk poet to corporate high-flyer, his new book and how he learned to balance his mental health with a high-pressure job.
• My journey into work - part 2 | in Blog Post
  Alison has started working again after 13 years on incapacity benefits. In this blog Alison struggles with self value, in work benefits and making mistakes.
• I can't see into the future | in Blog Post
  Even sympathetic employers can sometimes find it hard to understand mental health problems. This blog vividly illustrates some of the barriers to disclosing a mental health problem at work .
• Why ‘outing’ your fears is the first step towards freedom | in Blog Post
  Dre blogs about his struggle with depression: dealing with work stress, 'coming out' on the internet and his own unique journey of recovery.
• Talking about depression in a job interview | in Blog Post
  Steve blogs about being asked about his depression during a job interview: "...when are you planning on snapping out of it?”
• Depression and anxiety on the parliamentary estate | in Blog Post
  Sadie blogs about managing depression and anxiety at work, and the strain that a life in politics can place on your mental health.
• Anxiety and work - being me | in Blog Post
  Sarah blogs about her first experience of anxiety at work: "[I] was promised support, and understanding every step of the way, but it couldn’t have been further from the truth" and how far she has come since then.
• The feeling's mutual | in Blog Post
  Jojo blogs about discrimination, stigma and her experience of a workplace assessment.
• Depression and anxiety - my experience as a young professional | in Blog Post
  Today's blogger Becca thought that opening up about her anxiety and depression might mean she lost her job. Instead, she found her manager and colleagues were "supportive, kind and helpful".
• How to be mentally healthy at work | in Information and Advice article
  These pages are about staying well at work, whether you are trying to maintain a healthy working life, experiencing work stress, or trying to make a success of your job in spite of mental health problems.
• Getting mental health support at work made all the difference to me | in Blog Post
  When David became ill with depression and anxiety, it was the support from his boss at a large City law firm that had the biggest impact.
• My experience of mental health and the working world | in Blog Post
  Sarah is "not shocked at all" about our new figures showing 1 in 5 people taking a day off work due to stress, and shares five experiences where she hasn't been supported at work.
• Taking care of business | in Blog Post
  "Your staff are your business. Investing in their wellbeing is paramount". Ahead of tomorrows webinar, Emma blogs for us about why supporting your staff is so vital.