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Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Hassard, J., Blake, H., Dulal-Arthur, T., Frost, A., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Vaughan, B., Daly, G., Meyer, C., Russell, S., & Thomson, L. (2025). Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 12, e76373. https://doi.org/10.2196/76373

Background:
Line managers play a key role in preventing poor mental health but often lack necessary skills and knowledge. Existing interventions typically focus on mental health awareness rather than practical skills. The evidence-based Managing Min... Read More about Web-Based Interactive Training for Managers (Managing Minds at Work) to Promote Mental Health at Work: Pilot Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bartle, C., Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Belt, V., Leka, S., Blake, H., & Thomson, L. (2025, July 8-11). Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

Despite a rapid increase in the number and type of mental health and wellbeing (MH&W) initiatives implemented within organisations in the UK (Deloitte, 2020), research suggests that a low efficacy could relate to how the intervention is implemented r... Read More about Overcoming Barriers in Adopting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach.

Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Pahl, N., Leka, S., & Thomson, L. (2025, July 8-11). Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

Mental ill health has a high economic impact on society and employers. National and international policy advocates line manager (LM) training in mental health as a key intervention, but little is known about employer training provisions. We aimed to... Read More about Mental health at work: a longitudinal exploration of line manager training provisions and impacts on organisational outcomes.

Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassard, J., Dulal-Arthur, T., Bartle, C., Thomson, L., Wishart, M., Roper, S., Bourke, J., Leka, S., & Blake, H. (2025, July 8-11). Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices [Conference Abstract]. Work, Stress, and Health 2025 Conference, Seattle, Washington. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73388/session/150102

Workplace mental health and wellbeing are essential for fostering a productive, engaged, and resilient workforce. While core business values are central to the WHO Healthy Workplace Model (WHO, 2010), research on their role in workplace mental health... Read More about Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Developing the SUPPORT Framework for Values-Driven Leadership & Business Practices.

A Psychometric Analysis of the Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool (2025)
Journal Article
Dulal, T., Hassard, J., Wang, W., Yarker, J., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2025). A Psychometric Analysis of the Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool. Occupational Medicine, 75(3-4), 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaf028

Background: Work-related stress is a growing concern in the United Kingdom, negatively impacting both employee well-being and organisational effectiveness. Addressing work-related stress through effective managerial practices is essential, however, e... Read More about A Psychometric Analysis of the Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool.

Managing Minds at Work: A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-based Interactive Training for Managers to Promote Mental Health at Work (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hassard, J., Blake, H., Dulal-Arthur, T., Frost, A., Bartle, C., Yarker, J., Munir, F., Vaughan, B., Daly, G., Meyer, C., Russell, S., & Thomson, L. (2025). Managing Minds at Work: A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-based Interactive Training for Managers to Promote Mental Health at Work. JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.76373

Background:
Line managers (LM) have a key role in the primary prevention of poor mental health but need the right skills and knowledge to effectively fulfil this role. Existing interventions aimed at LMs focus on increasing their mental health aware... Read More about Managing Minds at Work: A Feasibility Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Web-based Interactive Training for Managers to Promote Mental Health at Work.