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Heads Up - Preventing psychological injury Jun 4th, 2014
Creating a mentally healthy workplace is everyone's responsibility! The Heads Up campaign was launched last month to business leaders to take action on mental health. As part of Heads Up, an Action Plan will be unveiled later this month.

Safe Work Australia and work health and safety regulators have resources which can assist organisations manage mental health in their workplace. For example, Safe Work Australia recently published a number of fact sheets:

Preventing Psychological Injury Under Work Health and Safety Laws, to assist persons conducting a business or undertaking and workers address psychological health risks to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all persons at work

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Workers' Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury, which provides a general overview of the employer’s role under workers’ compensation legislation in relation to psychological injuries.

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