Appendix One – General Mental Health Resources
This appendix provides links to a range of resources relating to mental health and wellbeing, including general mental health charities, guidance from leading workplace organisations, key pieces of relevant legislation, other publications and tools related to this guidance.
General Mental Health Charities
3ts - https://www.3ts.ie/
Aware - https://www.aware.ie/
The Brain Charity - https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/
Change Mental Health - https://changemh.org/
Mental Health Foundation - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Mental Health Ireland - https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/
Mind – https://www.mind.org.uk/
MindWise - https://www.mindwisenv.org/
Rethink Mental Illness - https://www.rethink.org/
Scottish Action for Mental Health - https://www.samh.org.uk/
Shine - https://www.shine.ie/
Shout - https://giveusashout.org/
Mental Health in the Workplace
Acas - https://www.acas.org.uk/supporting-mental-health-workplace
Access to Work Scheme - https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work
British Red Cross - https://www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk/mental-health-blogs/mental-health-in-the-workplace-a-guide-for-employers/
Health and Safety Executive - https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health-overview.htm
Healthy Workplace Ireland - https://healthyworkplace.ie/areas/wellbeing-areas/mental-health/
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng212
Work and Access Scheme - https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-social-protection/services/work-and-access/
Workplace Relations Commission - https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/
World Health Organisation - https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240053052
Key Legislation
Employment Equality Act 1998 (Ireland) - https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/enacted/en/html
Equality Act 2010 (UK) - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
Related Guidance - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (UK) - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/contents
Health and Safety Executive - https://www.hse.gov.uk/
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Ireland) - https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/10/enacted/en/print
Health and Safety Authority - https://www.hsa.ie/
Relevant Publications and Tools
2025 NDSA Staffing Survey - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22003450
Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) Guidance on Working with Disturbing Material - https://www.archives.org.uk/health-wellbeing
Beyond the Checklist: Healing, Connection, and Capacity-Building Through Digital Preservation Peer Assessment: A white paper prepared for the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program (Jones, Stacey et al) - http://hdl.handle.net/10150/677915
Energy Accounting - https://energyaccounting.com/
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Digital Preservation Community: 2023 Survey Findings Report (Digital Preservation Coalition) - https://doi.org/10.7207/mhw2025
Sickness Absence in the UK Labour Market: 2025 - https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articles/sicknessabsenceinthelabourmarket/2025
Understanding the International Landscape of Trauma and Archives (International Council on Archives) - https://www.ica.org/resource/understanding-the-international-landscape-of-trauma-and-archives-report/
Working with Difficult Records: Introduction to Trauma-Informed and Person-Centred Practices (Sexton, Anna) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKxD2GL_iTY