Training and resources

Training and resources

University hosted

Mental health awareness training

To raise awareness of mental health this online course is open to all staff and is designed to support approaches to mental health by:

• Providing an overview of mental ill health and the signs to look out for.
• Providing tools to improve wellbeing.
• Reducing stigma and encouraging talking about mental health.
• Explaining how to offer support.
• Signposting to UK mental health and wellbeing support services. 

All staff can self-enrol via People and Money: Mental Health Awareness 

Mental health improvement, self-harm and suicide prevention training

Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS) has created a national suicide prevention campaign

The University works in partnership with PSDS to bring mental health improvement, and self-harm and suicide prevention awareness training to all staff. 

The Ask, Tell, Respond e-learning module explores mental health, self-harm and suicide, and explores how to have compassionate conversations with people who may be experiencing mental distress or feeling suicidal.   

All staff can self-enrol via People and Money: Mental health improvement, self-harm and suicide prevention training 

Reasonable Adjustment Training  

This module will help you to understand disability, and identify how reasonable adjustments can be made in the workplace for staff with disabilities.   

Implementing Reasonable Adjustments for Staff Course

Stress information for managers  

Guidance and advice to help managers to support their staff experiencing stress.  

Stress - Information for Managers

Guidance on Respect (Bullying and Harassment)  

Guidance and resources to understand and help eliminate bullying and harassment.  

Guidance on Respect

Raising a concern at Edinburgh

More information about how staff can raise a concern be found through the Dignity and Respect Policy  

Or you can speak with your HR Partner, HR Helpline or raise a report through Report + Support

External providers

How to support mental health at work  

Mental Health Foundation’s publication on how to support mental health at work for those with existing issues, for those at risk, and for the workforce as a whole. See Sections on Supporting a Colleague and Supporting a person with ongoing mental health problems. 

How to support mental health at work

Health in Mind  

Health in Mind aims to support people who experience mental health difficulties and their carers. Their website can signpost you to many types of services, activities and support.   

Health in Mind – Services

Guidance for Managers

Mind and CIPD have produced guidance to support managers understand signs and symptoms of mental health and how to support others. 

Guidance for Managers

Self-care in Leadership

Know You More, our coaching partner, has created a Leader's Guide to align personal and team resilience by creating space for reflection and self-care. This resource can be used as a general performance enhancer, remedy or response to stressors, to enable transition of a team through change or uncertainty, build capability of the team, or as a core culture builder. Understand your own reactions at this time of crisis and identify your personal strengths and resources to support you stay resilient and adapt.

Leader's Guide