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Since 1992, April has officially been Stress Awareness Month in the UK. To mark the occasion, the UK’s national occupational health and safety regulator (HSE) has launched a campaign entitled ”Working Minds”, aimed at promoting good mental health in the workplace.
For the 2025 edition, the campaign invites employers to follow five key steps during the five weeks of April to prevent and reduce stress in the workplace:
- Reach out and have conversations
- Recognise the signs and causes of stress
- Respond to any risks you’ve identified
- Reflect on actions you’ve agreed and taken
- and make it Routine
This five “R” campaign is all the more widely followed because the HSE points out three reasons why employers should promote good mental health: “It’s the law, it’s good for business and it’s the right thing to do“. ”Working Minds” brings together a series of tools to help companies and workers, such as free online training, documentary resources, a discussion toolbox and risk assessment templates.
NB: After publishing a report on the recognition of work-related mental disorders as an accident at work and/or occupational disease in 7 European countries, EUROGIP will be publishing a report in a few weeks’ time on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work in Europe and internationally. The publication will highlight national efforts to ensure mental health and well-being in the workplace.
