A new partnership between the State Government and The University of Western Australia will see the development of a comprehensive set of mental health support resources for WA workplaces.
The Mental Health Commission has partnered with The University of Western Australia’s Centre for Transformative Work Design to develop evidence-based activities and resources within the Centre’s State-wide Thrive@Work Strategy.
The assessment tools, training modules, educational materials and other resources will assist WA workplaces to promote positive mental health and wellbeing, and support employee mental health.
The funding will also support the implementation of the Western Australian Workplace Mental Health Standards, a set of voluntary guidelines for organisations seeking to be mentally healthy.
The development of the standards has been commissioned by the Mental Health Commission as part of the implementation of the Suicide Prevention 2020 strategy.