50 ways to take a break

Are you worried someone is thinking about suicide? Advice for families, whanau and friends who are worried about the suicide risk of someone close to them.

For those managing their own suicidal thoughts or feelings. Info on available support, advice from people who have lived through their own suicidal thoughts, and suggestions on recovery.

Compliance with NZ law’s minimum standards makes good business sense. Anything less could cost a business owner enormous penalties, their reputation and ultimately their business.

It is critical that as food and hospitality professionals, you begin to focus more attention to the wellbeing of yourself and your employees.

Tip card: A How-To on having mental health conversations in your workplace.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing at Work Toolkit includes fact sheets, tips, tools and templates to make it easy for you to support your teams to build the Five Ways into their daily lives.

This resource is a worksheet that will assist employers in the steps to take when initiating a conversation about mental health.

In this resource you will find a directory of Helplines and Local Mental Health Services.

The Open Minds guide for managers and associated video and print resources provide managers with practical tips to help with conversations about mental health in the workplace.

Here is a resource on the frequently asked questions about mental health.

Order your coffee in Māori with these cute cards that instruct how to order coffee in Māori. The cards are produced by the Māori Language Commission.

Opportunities in tourism:
What young New Zealanders think

Where an employee has raised a mental health issue, in most cases the best approach will initially be to meet with the employee to discuss matters informally.