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External tools, guidance, training and support services we point people to, gathered in one reference library. Everything links to the organisation that published it.

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Find mental health support

Support finders, helplines and listening services.

Supporting someone else

Guidance for when you're worried about a colleague, friend or family member.

Suicide prevention

Prevention, safer language, postvention and workplace guidance.

Workplace mental health & psychosocial safety

Codes of practice, hazard guidance and regulator material.

Neuroinclusion

Neurodivergence-aware training and guidance.

Money worries

Free debt advice, money guidance and the link between money and mental health.

For leaders

Psychological safety, strengths and leading people well.

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Helpline & listening serviceUK

The Mix — support for under-25s

The Mix

UK charity for young people under 25, offering peer chat, moderated groups and community, free counselling, and articles on mental health, money, relationships and more.

Not an emergency service. In an emergency, call 999.

  • Mental Health Support
  • Young People
  • Young people & those supporting them
  • Education
Visit The Mix — The Mix — support for under-25s(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
ArticleGlobal

What psychological safety looks like in a hybrid workplace

Harvard Business Review

How to keep speaking-up behaviour alive when some of the team is remote, and the specific inclusion risks hybrid working creates.

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  • Psychological Safety
  • Leadership & Management
  • Leaders & managers
  • Corporate & Professional Services
Visit Harvard Business Review — What psychological safety looks like in a hybrid workplace(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
GuidanceUK

Management Standards for work-related stress

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The regulator's framework covering the six areas of work design linked to work-related stress — demands, control, support, relationships, role and change — with survey tools and implementation steps.

  • Psychosocial Safety
  • Stress, Burnout & Resilience
  • Leadership & Management
  • People, HR & WHS teams
  • Leaders & managers
Visit Health and Safety Executive (HSE) — Management Standards for work-related stress(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
GuidanceAustralia

Organisational Guidelines for Trauma-Informed Service Delivery

Blue Knot Foundation

Australian guidance on what trauma-informed practice means at an organisational level — culture, policy, workforce and safety, not just individual technique.

  • Psychological Safety
  • Leadership & Management
  • Mental Health Support
  • People, HR & WHS teams
  • Leaders & managers
  • Healthcare
  • Community & Charity
  • Education
Visit Blue Knot Foundation — Organisational Guidelines for Trauma-Informed Service Delivery(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
GuidanceAustraliaGlobal

#chatsafe resources

Orygen

Evidence-based guidelines for young people, parents and educators on communicating safely about suicide online and on social media.

  • Suicide Prevention
  • Young People
  • Communication & Listening
  • Supporting Someone
  • Young people & those supporting them
  • Everyone
  • Education
Visit Orygen — #chatsafe resources(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
ToolkitAustralia

R U OK? at work

R U OK?

Free workplace resources for building a culture where people notice change in a colleague and start a conversation — posters, guides and conversation steps.

  • Suicide Prevention
  • Supporting Someone
  • Communication & Listening
  • Everyone
  • Leaders & managers
  • People, HR & WHS teams
Visit R U OK? — R U OK? at work(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
ToolkitAustralia

MATES Blueprint for better mental health and suicide prevention

MATES in Construction

An industry framework for building a coordinated prevention approach across a construction workplace rather than relying on one-off awareness days.

  • Suicide Prevention
  • Psychosocial Safety
  • Leadership & Management
  • Leaders & managers
  • People, HR & WHS teams
  • Construction
  • Resources & Mining
Visit MATES in Construction — MATES Blueprint for better mental health and suicide prevention(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
ToolkitAustralia

Downloadable autism resources

Amaze

Evidence-based guides for autistic people, families, educators and professionals — school transitions, emotional regulation, executive functioning and resources written for autistic teens.

  • Neurodiversity & Neuroinclusion
  • Young People
  • Supporting Someone
  • Young people & those supporting them
  • Everyone
  • Education
Visit Amaze — Downloadable autism resources(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
ToolkitAustralia

Neuro-affirming resources for autistic girls and gender-diverse people

Yellow Ladybugs

Autistic-led resources for autistic girls, women and gender-diverse people, including material on supporting the mental health of autistic girls and gender-diverse young people.

Some downloads ask you to register your details first.

  • Neurodiversity & Neuroinclusion
  • Young People
  • Mental Health Support
  • Supporting Someone
  • Young people & those supporting them
  • Everyone
  • Education
Visit Yellow Ladybugs — Neuro-affirming resources for autistic girls and gender-diverse people(opens a third-party site in a new tab)
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More resources are being added. This is a growing library. Third-party resources are always linked to their original source, never republished. If something here is out of date, or there's a resource we should include, tell us.

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IAP toolUK

Supporting Neurodivergent Children and Young People

A practical, strengths-based guide for parents, carers and other trusted adults, with ideas for communication, sensory support, routines, wellbeing, school partnership and accessing further support.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Active Listening: A Practical Quick Guide

What good listening actually looks like in a real conversation — staying present, resisting the urge to fix, and using silence and open questions well.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Building Braver Boundaries

Setting and holding boundaries at work without guilt — naming your limits, saying no clearly, and protecting the capacity you need to keep going.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Difficult Conversations: A Simple Planner

A one-page planner for a conversation you've been avoiding: what you want to say, what you need to understand, and how to keep the relationship intact.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Psychological Safety: Everyday Leader Actions

Small, repeatable behaviours that build a team where people speak up early — how you respond to bad news, mistakes, questions and disagreement.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolAustralia

Psychosocial Hazards: Spot the Source, Not Just the Stress

An Australian-context guide to looking upstream at the work itself — demands, control, support, role clarity and change — rather than treating stress as an individual problem.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Neuroinclusive Meetings & Communication

Adjustments that make meetings and everyday communication work for more brains — agendas in advance, clear asks, thinking time and fewer unwritten rules.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

MHFAider Role: Boundaries & Support

What the MHFAider role is and isn't, how to hold the limits of it, and how to look after yourself while supporting other people.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Suicide Prevention: Starting a Conversation

How to notice when something isn't right, ask directly about suicide, listen without panic, and stay with someone while you find support together.

A brief reminder for people who want to feel more confident — not a replacement for suicide intervention training. Always use the crisis and support routes for your own country or region.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Hospitality: Mental Fitness at Work

Written for kitchens, bars, venues and front of house — the pressures that come with the job, and what teams and managers can do on a real shift.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Construction: Mental Fitness at Work

For sites, trades and subcontracted teams — talking about mental health without the awkwardness, spotting when a mate is struggling, and knowing what to do next.

In development — coming soon

IAP toolGlobal

Creative Industries: Mental Fitness at Work

For freelance, project-based and studio work — insecure income, blurred boundaries, identity tied to output, and building steadiness into an unsteady industry.

In development — coming soon

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