We help you delivering meaningful Mental Health Month initiatives
Supporting mental health at work can be a positive move for any organisation1. When people feel mentally well and supported, they’re more likely to be engaged, productive and do their best work. 2
For organisations looking to deliver meaningful Mental Health Month activities, Medibank Workplace Wellbeing offers a range of workshops, leadership training and organisational solutions.
Investing in mental health and wellbeing may support your organisation in achieving stronger performance, better teamwork, lower absenteeism and a healthier culture overall. 3
Why Mental Health Matters at Work
For workplaces, mental health outcomes are increasingly being linked to how work is designed, led and organised, rather than solely to individual resilience or clinical mental health support. 4
When employees feel mentally well and supported, they may be more likely to:
- Stay focused and engaged at work³
- Manage challenges effectively³
- bring their best selves to work³
- Thrive personally and professionally, supporting stronger performance²˒³
- Build stronger collaboration and team connections²˒³
- Experience lower levels of burnout and absenteeism²˒³
We're here to support your organisation's mental health journey.
Choose the Right Mental Health Month Initiative
Option 1: Creating Thriving Workplaces
Make an impact across your workforce with engaging workplace wellbeing workshops delivered in person or virtually.
Our employee workshops cover topics such as:
- Workplace Culture and Psychosocial Safety
- Mental Fitness: The foundations of mental wellbeing
- Self Improvement: Performance, Potential and Productivity
- Fatigue, Burnout and Stress
- Communication, Conflict and Respectful Interaction
- Navigating Change
Leadership teams can further develop their capability through training programs such as:
Building a Culture of Wellness & Connection: Helping leaders reduce stress, strengthen teams and foster healthier workplace cultures.
Option 2: Build Psychological Safety
Take the next step beyond awareness by understanding how psychologically safe your workplace feels.
A Psychosocial Risk Assessment is delivered by experienced Work Health Safety consultants, organisational psychologists and allied health professionals who provide an integrated approach to identify systems, organisational and people factors that may contribute to psychosocial risks.
By working directly with an organisational psychologist, they can support you in reducing risk and strengthening workplace culture and performance.3
Suitable for organisations seeking a more strategic approach to workplace wellbeing.
Option 3: Design Work for Sustainable Performance
For organisations looking to create lasting impact, a structured approach may include:
Step 1: Engage Employees
Deliver a mental health workshop designed to build awareness and practical skills.
Step 2: Upskill Leaders
Train leaders to improve psychosocial safety and support healthier workplace experiences.
Step 3: Assess Workplace Risks
Undertake a Psychosocial Risk Assessment to identify systems, organisational and people factors that may contribute to psychosocial risks.
Step 4: Implement Targeted Solutions
Act on insights through initiatives that may include:
- Job design
- Conflict resolution
- Change management
- Team development initiatives
The information is general in nature and does not replace individual medical, psychological or workplace advice.
Solutions for Every Level of Your Organisation
For employees
▪ Mental Fitness
▪ Fatigue
▪ Burnout
▪ Communication
For leaders
▪Team Culture
▪Psychosocial Safety
▪Leadership Development
▪Team Effectiveness
For organisations
▪ Psychosocial Risk Assessment
▪ Organisational Insights
▪ Targeted Risk Reduction
▪ Workplace Wellbeing Strategy
Why Organisations Choose Medibank Workplace Wellbeing
- Evidence-based workplace wellbeing programs
- Experienced workplace health and wellbeing specialists
- Flexible delivery across Australia
- Programs designed for employees, leaders and organisations
- Solutions ranging from awareness workshops through to organisational assessment and transformation
- Dedicated program lead
Things you should know
1 Mental Health Commission, 2023, National Monitoring Framework for Mentally Healthy Workplaces
2 Safe Work Australia, Psychosocial safety climate and better productivity in Australian workplaces.
3 Beyond Blue, Supporting mental health at work
4 Superfriend, 2024, Largest Workplace Mental Health Statistics