For small businesses

Running a small business can bring unique challenges that impact mental health, but creating a mentally healthy small business doesn’t need to be costly or time-consuming.

This resource kit has tips and support for small business owners so they can create a mentally healthy workplace.

Key information

The pressures of managing a small business can include financial stress, high work demands, juggling multiple roles, long hours, poor work-life balance, blurring work and home life, isolation, and lack of support.

These workplace factors can harm mental health, so it’s important to take proactive steps to manage them.

Creating a mentally healthy small business doesn’t need to be a costly or time-consuming process.

There are significant benefits to your business, including increased productivity and a more engaged and resilient team.

Tips to create a mentally healthy small business.

Manage workplace factors

Common factors can impact mental health at work, such as high demands, bullying, or job insecurity. 

Learn how to identify these factors by talking to your employees and, assessing data such as staff absenteeism.

Then make a plan to manage or prevent these risk factors.

Resources you can use:

take the Workplace Pulse Check to get a confidential assessment of how mentally health your workplace is in five minutes.

learn about the factors that impact mental health.

Mental health training

Do training and education to better understand mental health, break down stigma, know the warning signs and what to do if you or someone at work might need support. 

We offer free and easy training for everyone at work (including sole traders). We also offer free coaching which lets you confidentially chat to a highly trained expert about any issue affecting mental health in your business. They’ll give you and strategies to manage the mental health of your workplace.

Make mental health a priority.

Courtesy Work Safe NSW