World Suicide Prevention Day 2024

Every year on the 10th September, organisations and communities across the world come together to raise awareness and to focus on creating a world where fewer people die due to suicide.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (13 - 19 May 2024) and this year’s theme is Movement: Moving more for our mental health. Read our blog post on how you can show your support and get involved, how to improve mental wellbeing at work and the support that's available.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week starts today and this year’s theme is anxiety. This blog posts looks at the ways you can get involved and show your support, how to improve mental wellbeing at work and the available support.

Children's Mental Health Week 2023

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Find out how you can support the campaign, what mental health support is available for children, and register for a webinar with the Bank Workers Charity.

Dementia & carers wellbeing

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a wellbeing webinar with the Bank Workers Charity (BWC) to look at what dementia is and the unique challenges of being a carer for someone with dementia

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week starts today and this year’s theme is loneliness. This blog posts looks at the ways you can get involved and show your support, how to improve mental wellbeing at work and the available support.

Children's Mental Health Week & available support

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Find out what mental health support is available for children, and register for our next wellbeing webinar with the Bank Workers Charity where we'll explore the common mental health problems and their prevalence among children and young people.

BWC guide for reducing stress and building resilience

Today, on International Stress Awareness Day - take a moment to think about how you can improve your mental wellbeing and protect yourself from the negative effects of stress. The Bank Workers Charity has developed a variety of guides and tools to help you.

BWC & Managing seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

The latest post from the Bank Workers Charity on recognising seasonal affective disorder (SAD), managing it, and getting help when you need it.

Back to the office: managing anxiety & a safe return

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a wellbeing webinar to explore the relationship between change, uncertainty and anxiety. We looked at some strategies we can adopt that will help us deal with any fears we have, to negotiate a safe return.

BWC & Managing depression

The latest post from the Bank Workers Charity on recognising depression, managing it, and getting help when you need it.

Understanding grief & loss

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a wellbeing webinar to explore our understanding of grief and loss, how it can impact people, and what you can do and say to be supportive.

BWC & Relationship support

Our relationships have been hugely important in helping us get through the pandemic, but working from home, self-isolation, social distancing and other concerns have placed them under added pressure. This blog post, by the BWC, details the support available to bank employees and their dependents.

Social wellbeing and loneliness

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a wellbeing webinar to explore loneliness and social wellbeing, the impact of loneliness at work, and some simple ways to ensure we connect with others during the pandemic and beyond.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week starts today and this year’s theme is nature. This blog posts looks at the ways you can get involved and show your support, how to improve mental wellbeing at work, a real life story on maternal mental health and the available support.

Interview with Lucy Maller

An interview with Accord Principal Executive Council member, Lucy Maller, on her experience of becoming a new mum. Part of Accord's mental health awareness collection.

The importance of sleep

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a wellbeing webinar that looks at the importance of sleep and what happens if we don’t get enough.

Women's History Month 2021

This year for Women's History Month, we celebrate International Women's Day by looking at the contributions of women trade union activists who inspire us. Find out about the TUC Women's Conference, and information about domestic abuse support.

Surviving the long pandemic

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity to look at the uncertainties created by the long pandemic, and to identify strategies we can employ to get us safely through without risks to our mental health and wellbeing.

LGBT+ History Month 2021

We celebrate the contributions of the 'five faces' of the official LGBT+ history month campaign, plus we've selected 3 trade unionists that inspire us. We also touch on the TUC's LGBT+ 2021 conference and domestic abuse.