PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Treasury: Staff (12 December 2016)

HM Treasury takes mental health seriously and has a variety of measures in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.

Some of the main measures HM Treasury has in place are:

• the Time to Change Pledge signed in February 2014 to help reduce the stigma associated with poor mental health

• a Mental Wellbeing Network with approximately 50 members who carry out activities and offer support to those who have poor mental health.

• personnel trained in Mental Health First Aid.

• mandatory stress related eLearning.

• guidance for staff and managers on how to identify and manage poor mental health.

• regular Mental Wellbeing Workshops that any member of staff can attend.

• events where staff talk about their own mental health experiences and what works for them to get through difficult times

• Wellness Actions Plans and stress risk assessments.

• reasonable adjustments for those with poor mental and/or physical health.

• a wellbeing toolkit that takes you through a number of activities that you can use to manage your wellbeing, as well as setting out the evidence for them.

• a confidential Employee Assistance Programme whose 24/7 Helpline is available to all staff offering advice and counselling at no cost to the individual.

  We also have a Health, Safety and Wellbeing team including an Occupational Health Adviser and HR Advisers that are able to offer help, support and advice to those who have mental health problems.