Table 1 Actions at local level
From: Reducing stigma and discrimination: Candidate interventions
| Action | By |
|---|---|
| • Introduction supported work schemes | • Mental health services with specialist independent sector provider |
| • Psychological treatments to improve cognition, self-esteem and confidence | • Mental health and general health service |
| • Health and social care explicitly give credit to applicants with a history of mental illness when hiring staff | • Health and social care agencies |
| • Provision of reasonable adjustments/accommodations at work | • Mental health providers engaging with employers and business confederation |
| • Inform employers of their legal obligations under disability laws | • Employers' confederation |
| • Deliver and evaluate the widespread implementation of targeted interventions with targeted groups, including school children, police and healthcare staff | • Education, police and health commissioning and provider authorities |
| • Provide accurate data on mental illness recovery rates to mental health practitioners | • Professional training and accreditation organisations |
| • Implementation of measures to support care plans negotiated between staff and consumers | • Mental health provider organisations and consumer groups |