Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support is a multi-award-winning mental health charity delivering mental health support for people across the UK. The charity partners with businesses through its Corporate Membership Programme, a model designed to make mental health support better, faster and more sustainable within workplaces and in the wider community.
Founder and Chief Fundraising Officer Jon Manning said: “Our goal is to bridge the gap between prevention and support. We work directly with businesses to strengthen wellbeing from the inside out, while ensuring those outside the workplace can access the help they need without delay.”
Through its corporate partnerships, Arthur Ellis delivers wellbeing training and education to teams across sectors and industries. Each membership directly funds free one-to-one sessions for people who need support, while equipping workplaces with the tools and confidence to look after their own people.
Why HR teams need trusted partners
Most HR and wellbeing managers know exactly what their teams need: time, connection and genuine understanding. But often, there is a struggle to deliver consistent support at a larger scale. The pres- sure of retention, rising burnout rates, and complex mental health challenges can sometimes make wellbeing feel like a moving target.
At Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support, the Corporate Membership model was built to tackle this. By combining evidence-based workshops, training and resources with expert delivery, the charity gives HR teams ready-made support that fit seamlessly into existing people plans. It’s proactive, it’s measurable, and it’s designed for long- term impact.
Arthur Ellis’ Corporate Membership Programme offers three levels of support, each tailored to the needs of the business:
- Positive Wellbeing Sessions – £100 per month. Support at this level entitles a business to a 90-minute interactive workshop which helps colleagues understand their wellbeing and build positive coping strategies. This session uses Arthur Ellis’s well known Bananas and Doughnuts Framework, a simple, science backed model for everyday mental health.
- Positive Wellbeing Champion Training – £300 per month. This level also gives businesses a regular three-hour training session which develops internal Wellbeing Champions, meaning colleagues are trained in leading wellbeing initiatives and driving cultural change across their organisation
- Wellbeing Conversation Podcasts – £500 per month. An innovative approach to training through Wellbeing Conversations, a series of filmed discussions between Jon and employees from the partner business. Designed in collaboration with each business, these sessions allow teams to share experiences and build a library of learning resources which live well beyond the workshop.
As HR leaders plan their wellbeing strategies for 2026, the focus is increasingly shifting from reaction to prevention. A growing body of research shows that organisations with proactive wellbeing strategies experience stronger employee engagement, lower turnover and improved productivity. But prevention doesn’t happen by accident. Rather, it’s achieved through planning, structure and high-quality partnerships.
The Arthur Ellis membership model makes that possible. By embedding regular sessions, training and access to practical frameworks into the calendar, businesses move far beyond tick-box wellbeing days towards lasting, evidence-based strategies.
Jon said: “When wellbeing is consistent, people notice the difference. You can feel it in how teams communicate, how they support each other, and how they show up at work each day. That’s what real cultural change looks like.”
The strength of the Arthur Ellis approach lies in the partnerships between workplaces, communities, and the individuals they serve. Every membership helps to create a ripple effect which improves mental health support inside organisations while ensuring no one outside of them is left waiting for help.
As 2026 approaches, HR and wellbeing leaders have the opportunity to turn good intentions into structured, measurable action – and to do so alongside a partner that understands both the business and human sides of mental health.
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