The Mental Health and Wellbeing Knowledge Centre is regularly updated with useful information for employers regarding workplace mental health and wellbeing.
Here you will find a range of the latest tools, guides, research and case studies across relevant mental health and wellbeing topics.
If you know of any useful resources that can be added to the Knowledge Centre, please contact us.
Industry Initiatives
| Mental Wellness | BHP | 2017 |
| I Hear You | Sodexo | 2015 |
Government Resources
| People At Work | A free and validated Australian psychosocial risk assessment survey | People At Work | |
| Head to Health | Find digital mental health resources from trusted service providers | Australian Government | Department of Health and the Aged | |
| Return to work process for employers | Australian Government | ComCare | |
| Mentally Healthy Workplaces Toolkit | Office of Industrial Relations – Workplace Health & Safety Queensland | |
| Guidance about mental health and wellbeing | Government of WA | |
| Flexible working arrangements | Australian Government | Fair Work Ombudsman | |
| Comcare resources to reduce mental health-related stigma and encourage wellbeing at work | Australian Government | Comcare | 2023 |
| Work demands | Australian Government | Comcare | 2023 |
| Recovery and return to work resources | Australian Government | Comcare | 2023 |
| Recovery and return to work resources | Australian Government | Comcare | 2023 |
| Human factors self-assessment guide and tool for safety managmeent systems at petroleum and major hazard facility operations | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2023 |
| Psychosocial hazards | Australian Government | ComCare | Psychological safety in WHS processes | 2023 |
| The relationship between organised recreational activity and mental health | The Government of Western Australia. Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries | 2023 |
| Psychosocial hazards | Australian Government | Safe Work Australia | 2022 |
| Infographic: Managing psychosocial hazards at work | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| Principles for Better Practice Employee Assistance Programs | Australian Government | Comcare | 2022 |
| Intervene early and know the warning signs | Australian Government | Comcare | 2022 |
| Mindfulness | Australian Government | HealthDirect | 2022 |
| Mentally healthy workplaces codes of practice | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| Infographic: What psychosocial hazards sound like | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| What we’re doing about suicide prevention | Australian Government | Department for Health and the Aged | 2022 |
| Measuring Mentally Healthy Workplaces | Australian Government | National Mental Health Commission | National Workplace Initiative | 2022 |
| Creating Resources to Support Mentally Healthy Workplaces | Australian Government | National Mental Health Commission | National Workplace Initiative | 2022 |
| Information Sheet: Human factors: Usable procedures | Government of Western Australia, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – WorkSafe | 2022 |
| Mental health impact of COVID-19 | Australian Government | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 2022 |
| Code of Practice | Psychosocial hazards in the workplace | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| Code of Practice | Workplace behaviour | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| Code of Practice | Violence and aggression at work | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2022 |
| Self-assessment tool: Reducing the psychosocial risks of workplace change | ComCare | 2022 |
| Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces | Indicators from accepted workers’ compensation claims | Annual statement, 6th edition, 2021 | Safe Work Australia | 2021 |
| ISO – ISO 45003:2021 – Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks | International Organization for Standardization | 2021 |
| Blueprint for Mentally Healthy Workplaces | Australian Government | National Mental Health Commission | National Workplace Initiative | 2021 |
| Best Practice Guide for promoting psychosocial safety in flexible and work-from-home arrangements | NSW Government | NSW Centre for Work Health and Safety | 2021 |
| National Return to Work Strategy | Australian Government | Safe Work Australia | 2020 |
| Mentally healthy workplaces audit tool and technical guide | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | Review and Audit | 2020 |
| Event Management Guide | A comprehensive, user-friendly guide that has been created to assist culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) community groups with preparing their event. | Government of Western Australia, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Office of Multicultural Interests | 2020 |
| Mentally Healthy Workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors | Govt of WA – Dept of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2019 |
| National Mental Health Workplace Initiative | Australian Government | 2019 |
| Injury Management: A Guide for Employers | Government of Western Australia | WorkCoverWA | 2019 |
| Work-related psychological health and safety national guidance material | Safe Work Australia | 2019 |
| Workplace Consultation and Communication Guide | Promoting Work Health and Safety in the Workplace | The South Australian Mining and Quarrying Occupational Health and Safety Committee | 2017 |
| Psychologically Safe and Healthy Workplaces | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety | 2015 |
| Guide for managing the risk of fatigue at work | Australian Government | Safe Work Australia | 2013 |
| Effective Health and Wellbeing Programs | Australian Government | Comcare | 2010 |
| Workers with Mental Illness: A Practical Guide for Managers | Australian Human Rights Commission | 2010 |
| First to Action | Early intervention to support psychological health and wellbeing | Australian Government | Comcare | 2010 |
| Code of practice | Consultation at work | MIAC | Government of Western Australia | Department of Mines and Petroleum | Resources Safety | 2009 |
| OHS Solutions | Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems | A Review of their Effectiveness in Securing Healthy and Safe Workplaces | Government of Australia | National Ccupational Health and Safety Commission | 2001 |
| Employee Recognition Program Handbook | United States, State of Virginia Government, Department of Human Resource Management | 2000 |
Research – Industry Specific
| Wellbeing and metal health in FIFO workers and their families | UWA | |
| Digging for data: How sleep is losing out to roster design, sleep disorders, and lifestyle factors | Maisey, G., Cattani, M., Devine, A., Lo, J., Fu, S. C., & Dunican, I. C. (Applied Ergonomics, 99, 103617) | 2022 |
| Help seeking for mental health problems by employees in the Australian Mining Industry | BMC Health Services Research | 2016 |
| The Contribution of Individual, Social and Work Characteristics to Employee Mental Health in a Coal Mining Industry Population | PLOS One | 2016 |
| The Economic Impact of Psychological Distress in the Australian Coal Mining Industry | JOEM | 2016 |
| Correlates of psychological distress among workers in the mining industry in remote Australia: Evidence from a multi-site cross-sectional survey | PLOS One | 2018 |
Research – General
General Resources & Initiatives
While AREEA recognises and appreciates the considerable effort the authors have put into conducting the research and developing these resources, we claim no credit or ownership of the content.
