2010 Workers with Mental Illness: a Practical Guide for Managers

Contents

• Forward
• 1. Mental health in the workplace
• 2. Understanding mental illness
• 3. Managing mental illness in the workplace
• 4. Creating a safe and healthy workplace for all
• 5. Where to get assistance
• 6. Additional information and resources
• 7. Acknowledgements
• Appendix A: Knowing the law
• Appendix B: Types of mental illness
• Appendix C: How to talk about mental illness

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Safe Work Australia supports the development of Working with Mental Illness: a Guide for Managers, a publication that provides information and practical guidance on managing mental illness at work.

The Australian Human Rights Commission would like to thank Anna Mungovan, Equity Matters Consultancy for her work in developing and writing this guide.