Mental Health at Work

Working is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. It provides many benefits including:

• A sense of purpose
• Confidence and self esteem
• Structure and meaning in our day
• Contributing to the wellbeing of ourselves, our families and our local communities
• Financial independence

We know that people with mental health needs:

• Are among the highest ‘want to work’ group yet;
• Suffer far greater rates of worklessness (only 21% currently in work, compared to 70% of London’s wider population)

And even when in work:

• 3 in 10 employees will have a mental health problem in any one year
• People with mental health problems are at double the risk of losing their job compared to other disability groups