Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Mental Health First Aid Network
If you're looking for some support, contact our team of Mental Health First Aiders who will be happy to help you
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For full details on how to access support from our EAP: Click Here
Wellbeing Pulse Check Survey
We'd really like to find out how you're all coping during this time and find out what other support we can put in place to help you. To gather this information, we've created a quick online survey.
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Frontline Workers Campaign
Following on from our campaign to reach the frontline workforce in 21'22 in 2023, we've been coming out to deliver mini roadshows at depots and workplaces to help ensure everyone is aware of the support available to them whenever they need it. If you would like us to pop up at your location, get in touch with flindsay@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Click Here to access a PDF version of the leaflet
Wellness Action Plans
Guides for employees and managers including working from home wellness action plans
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The Free Mindfulness Project
FREE mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and other closely related approaches.
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  • Details and links to our wellbeing supports services are listed below ↓
  • Access to this page can be done on your own smart device by just scanning the QR code to the right →
  • A dedicated MANAGERS TOOLKIT to support the workforce is available further down this page  ↓ ↓

In the moment support – Employee Assistance Programme
This type of counselling may be utilised in crisis intervention, hotlines, or emergency mental health services, where individuals are seeking help and support for distressing situations, such as suicidal thoughts, emotional crises, or trauma. In such cases, trained counsellors offer immediate support and assistance to manage the person’s current emotional state and ensure their safety.
The specific techniques and strategies used in this kind of counselling may vary based on the nature of the crisis or emotional distress.
Need to talk? Call 0800 023 9324

Access our Employee Assistance Programme:

24/7 telephone helpline – Our telephone helpline provides expert support for life’s ups and downs. Whatever mental, physical, financial or personal issue you’re facing, you can find a wide range of resources waiting to help):
For all employees: https://vivup.tercltd.co.uk/?CODE=107809
For teachers: https://vivup.tercltd.co.uk/?CODE=107810

Reach out to our Mental Health First Aider Network
Our network of MHFA’s are spread out across the whole organisation and provide vital frontline support to all employees.  You can choose from any one of the MHFA’s on the list to reach out to for support, they don’t have to work in the same team or even the same cluster.  Their vast knowledge on our wellbeing support services make them crucial to supporting staff across Aberdeen City Council): 
https://peopleanytime.aberdeencity.gov.uk/mental-health-mental-health-first-aider-contacts/

Log in to our ‘Your Care ‘Portal
Your ‘Your Care’ wellbeing portal is a dynamic wellbeing platform offering a range of tailored personal, emotional and financial wellbeing tools to help you be a happier, healthier you!:

https://aberdeencitycouncil.yourcarewellbeing.net/#/dashboard

Self-Help Workbooks
Our library of self-help resources are bound to have something there to support you:
https://vivup.tercltd.co.uk/UK/Self-helpWorkbooks.awp?P1=oA==&P2=8z40dA==&P3=2

Find more on our Intranet Mental Health and Wellbeing Pages:
https://aberdeencitycouncilo365.sharepoint.com/sites/PeopleAnytime/SitePages/Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing.aspx

If you need anything else or any support finding the right help for you, please contact Fiona Lindsay, Mental Health and Wellbeing Adviser  flindsay@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Managers Toolkit:

Managers Health and Wellbeing Toolkit

Click here to access the full Managers Health and Wellbeing Toolkit on Sharepoint

Supporting Colleagues after Traumatic Events

Click here to access the full Supporting Colleagues after Traumatic Events on Sharepoint

Talking Tools:
Starting the conversation – Mental Health at Work
How to have conversations around mental health
Stress Talking Toolkit

Supportive Tools:
Reasonable Adjustment Passports
Stress Risk Assessments
Wellness Action Plans

Referral Options:
Employee Assistance Programme (counselling x 6 sessions per issue)
Able Futures (coaching for positive mental health – up to 9 mths)
Bereavement, Grief and Loss
Occupational Health
Other support options

Referral Options:
Employee Assistance Programme (counselling x 6 sessions per issue)
Able Futures (coaching for positive mental health – up to 9 mths)
Bereavement, Grief and Loss
Occupational Health
Other support options

Managers Training:
Mentally Healthy Workplaces (eLearning) MANDATORY
Mental Health Awareness Tools for Managers
Other mental health and wellbeing online training

Other training:
Scottish Mental Health First Aider Training – 2 Day 

Printable Workplace Posters:

Help to make employee wellbeing visible in your workplace by downloading these printable posters and displaying them on staff health and wellbeing noticeboards! Just click on the image to open a PDF version for printing.

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