Mental health
Sometimes the pressures of life and work can get too much and you need advice, direction or just someone to speak to. Positive mental health allows you to lead a more enriched life and perform better at work. We offer the following mental health support:
Employee assistance program
A professional and confidential counselling service is offered to UON staff for both personal and work related issues.
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue offers a range of resources for positive mental health in the workplace for employees including how to take care of yourself staying or returning to work and working with a mental health condition. In addition, there are also resources for supervisors covering tips on supporting team members, how to have conversations, information on different mental health conditions as well as tips on how to look after yourself.
The workplace mental health awareness module will help you learn about how to identify depression and how to get help.
Eldercare information kit
Staff can access an eldercare information kit to help with the pressures of looking after elderly members of the family. This kit includes information about care services, health, money and dealing with grief and loss.
Mental Health Online Training for Mangers
Contact the Health & Safety Team at Usafe@newcastle.edu.au.
Non-work related illnesses and injuries
Support for workers for non work related illness and injuries.
Support in the workplace
There are a number of ways the University can support good mental health.
UON Online Counselling Access
LifeSpan Newcastle
Suicide prevention education and training
Annual University Mental Health Day
The University Mental Health Day is an annual event.
Additional Resources
Managers Guide to Mental Wellness in the Workplace, a Bupa resource (PDF, 3.71MB)
Stress and your health at work, a Bupa resource (PDF, 117KB)
Exercise and mental health, a Bupa resource (PDF, 124KB)
Work life balance, Live well, work well, a Bupa resource (PDF, 118KB)
How to ask staff RUOK? A practical guide for the workplace (PDF, 626KB)
Being open with mental health issues - Bupa resource
How to support a colleague with anxiety - Bupa resource
Coping with Change (PDF, 88KB)
Pets on Campus - A Guide (PDF, 127KB) - under review
Health and wellbeing resources
Want more information about an issue related to your health and wellbeing? See our list of resources for websites, apps and tip sheets on a range of topics, including Domestic Violence.