SMEs working for mental health in the workplace – the Well@SME project

Studies highlight a growing incidence of work-related mental diseases together with increased absence from work and early retirement due to mental illness in most European countries (European Framework for Action on Mental Health and Well-being, 2016).

This is a challenge that need to be tackled, to ensure mentally healthy workplaces across Europe.

Our project, WELL@SME, responds to the specific needs of employees and managers/owners of SMEs by designing and making available tailor-made resources, tools and strategies to prevent and contrast work-related stress and negative mental health impact of working conditions. This methodology is thus one of these tools.This methodology focuses on how to build and maintain a network for mentally healthy workplaces and will allow you to best leverage the combination of tools, purpose, need, and commitment to make a change in your local workplace, community, or country.

This methodology can assist you with the following:

1.Establishing a network
2.Development of networks following an organised path
3.Articulate purpose and goals, ensuring common understanding
4.strategies for engaging potential partners
5.Processes for assessing the performance and impact

Hopefully, by following the steps in this methodology, you will be able to establish a network, focusing on supporting, building, and maintaining, mentally healthy workplaces.