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.
Working here
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. Please check out the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Sharepoint site for current initiatives, information and resources and see below for further mental health support.
Employee assistance program
A professional and confidential counselling service is offered to UON staff and their families for both personal and work related issues.
Mental Health First Aid Officer Register
The University is committed to providing a psychologically safe and healthy place to work and study. That means raising awareness around mental illness and good mental health, preventing ill health by identifying psychological risk and providing support and a safe environment to recover from mental illness.
The Mental Health First Aid Officer Register, is list of accredited University staff that can be contacted as a confidential peer support for initial contact, assistance and referral to internal and external supports.
Officers can be contacted within business hours (9-5pm). EAP should be contacted out of hours for assistance and support.
Mental Health Month - October
Activities and resources for Mental Health Month.
R U OK? Day
A conversation could change a life, see R U OK? at work for resources.
Support for managers and supervisors
Manager Assist Service - supporting positive leadership.
Mental Health Training for Managers
Contact the Health & Safety Team at Usafe@newcastle.edu.au for assistance.
Meditation video
Meditation is a skill which enables you to sooth the mind and relax the body. View our meditation video to feel better.
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.
Everymind and LifeSpan Newcastle
Suicide prevention education and training
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
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