Mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance, says new study

Mental health training for line managers is strongly linked to better business performance, and it could save companies millions of pounds in lost sick days every year, according to new research led by experts at the University of Nottingham, carried out as a part of a larger programme of work on mental health and productivity that is being led by the Enterprise Research Centre.

The results of the study, which are published in PLOS ONE, showed a strong association between mental health training for line managers and improved staff recruitment and retention, better customer service, and lower levels of long-term mental health sickness absence.