It is important to understand the fluidity of mental health needs — different team members have different mental health needs. So we must adjust and react to the changing requirements of employees to ensure a healthy and happy workforce.

Green Zone Strategies: Foster well-being

Engage employees who demonstrate they are healthy and productive with activities that enhance their current habits and patterns. Strive to keep most team members in this zone.

Amber Zone Initiatives: Early identification and potential problems

Encourage employees to recognise early signs of mental stress. Provide training on self-care and make access to counselling straightforward and stigma-free.

Red Zone Actions: Intensive support

This group often struggles to remain productive and might be facing severe challenges. Listen without judgement, and offer personalised support programmes, opportunities to re-align workload, and professional mental health services.

Keep most of the workforce in the Green Zone. Create a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensure employees feel valued, and prioritise their well-being

This is an excerpt from the first episode of The Better India Show, where Dr Pratima Murthy, India’s top mental health expert, discusses everything about mental health that you need to know:

1. Understanding true mental well-being 2. Accessing affordable mental health resources 3. Discussing mental health with family 4. Managing mental health at work 5. Tips on prevention, self-care and much more