Mental Health Policies evaluate how a company recognises, protects and promotes the psychological well-being of employees (and, where relevant, contractors) through formal commitments, resources and accountability mechanisms. They cover:

• policy commitment & governance – a board-endorsed statement that treats mental health on par with physical safety, assigns executive ownership (e.g., Chief People Officer, OHS lead) and integrates goals into the wider health-and-safety management system;
• prevention & work-design measures – assessment and mitigation of psychosocial hazards such as excessive workload, low job control, bullying/harassment, remote-work isolation and shift-pattern fatigue, aligned with ISO 45003 guidance;
• support services & benefits – confidential employee-assistance programmes (EAPs), counselling, medical coverage for therapy and medication, stress-management training, mental-health days and peer-support networks available to the full workforce;
• education & culture-building – manager and employee training that reduces stigma, builds literacy on early-warning signs, encourages help-seeking and fosters inclusive, psychologically safe teams;
• reporting & continuous improvement – leading and lagging KPIs (e.g., EAP utilisation, absenteeism, turnover, engagement-survey scores), root-cause reviews of mental-health incidents, and transparent disclosure consistent with GRI 403-6, ISO 45001/45003 and forthcoming EU ESRS S1 requirements.