World Mental Health Day is a good time to reflect on the many aspects of employee wellbeing that have been challenged both before and during the Covid 19 pandemic.

In 2019, WHO estimated that one in eight people globally were living with mental ill health. Post-pandemic it’s estimated that anxiety and depressive disorders have increased by more than 25%.

Stigma and discrimination continue to be a barrier to social inclusion, as do workplace cultures that inhibit people from speaking up, but there is a lot we can all do to play our part in opening up the conversation and creating a culture of care.

At Sequel we’ve worked with a broad range of clients to highlight the issues around mental ill health and have some great case studies and resources that show the tangible actions companies can take to support their employees.

Inspiring mental wellbeing in the workplace

How internal communications teams can create inspiring wellbeing activities and raise mental health awareness in the workplace.

Bupa’s mental health campaign ‘Global Mental Health: Let’s talk about it’

Organisations have a responsibility to protect and support their people’s mental wellbeing in the workplace. Here’s how we helped Bupa to raise awareness about the benefits of listening, speaking up, and talking to support each other.

Wellbeing at work in a hybrid world

We’re seeing a resurgence of wellbeing initiatives and campaigns with internal comms working alongside HR and IT to raise awareness of how organisations are actively supporting better working practices and wellbeing.

Raising mental health awareness campaign at Clifford Chance through personal stories

We helped global law firm Clifford Chance to create a powerful and emotive video to support a feature in its internal magazine about mental wellbeing in the workplace.