Able Futures

Able Futures provides SME employers with guidance on supporting staff with their mental health in the workplace.

This includes:

• Advice on supporting a worker with a mental health condition
• A toolkit for you, your colleagues and your leadership team to manage mental health at work
• Internal promotion of Able Futures and our easy-to-use, confidential mental health support service for your employees

There is no charge for employers or employees to use this service, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions.

What is Able Futures

• Able Futures provides nine months of confidential, no-cost support from mental health professionals to help employees manage conditions, such as anxiety, depression or stress while maintaining work performance
• The service offers resilience-building support rather than counselling, with no need for a doctor's referral or waiting list. Access our support within 30 days of making your referral
• Participants are paired with a qualified mental health coach (MHC), who may be a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member or trained in related fields, offering practical guidance and support across England, Scotland, and Wales
• Support extends to employee-partners and family members aged 16 and over in various employment situations
• The service complements existing wellbeing strategies, with referrals to additional resources like Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) or counselling/therapies if needed
• Able Futures is funded by the Department of Work and Pensions and delivered by Ingeus to support employee mental health
• 24/7 access to our brand new wellbeing platform "ELE"
• Neurodiversity Screening Tool access where appropriate
• Personalised one-on-one support tailored to your needs 
• 100% confidential and secure

Already have an EAP? Able Futures offers a different approach with longer-term, less intrusive support, focusing on building a healthier future. We can work alongside your current mental health provider effortlessly and at no additional cost to you.

Eligibility requirements

Open to individuals:

• Aged 16 or over and in paid employment – self-employed, temporary or permanent and apprentices
• Attending work or off sick or have a start date or offer of employment
• Having problems managing their mental health, diagnosed or not 
• Issues they are experiencing having an impact at work – motivation, focus, punctuality, attendance, relationship with colleagues, etc