What We Are Aiming to Achieve

The comprehensive UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy aims to:

1. Create a workplace that enhances mental and physical health and wellbeing;
2. Develop, deliver and evaluate high-quality psychosocial services everywhere that UN staff work;
3. Welcome and support staff who live with mental health challenges;
4. Ensure sustainable funding for mental health and wellbeing services.

The Mental Health Strategy is not a solution for all UN workplace issues and challenges. It should not and does not stand alone. It works in collaboration with many of the other strategies being implemented at a System-wide level. Doing our work well requires all of us to give the best of ourselves, while taking the best care we can of our colleagues, our families, the Organization, and ourselves.

This website is for all UN personnel as we are committed to increasing the effectiveness of the United Nations by optimizing the mental health and well-being of its staff. We are aiming for a workplace culture that enhances the mental health of all staff and supports those that experience poor mental health.

UN personnel may access an internal UN Staff/Stress Counsellor, who are in or covering our work locations. These Counsellors are Mental Health professionals who work for the organization to offer confidential support to UN personnel as needed.