In response to feedback from brands, suppliers, and workers, we’re excited to launch the RISE Mental Health Working Group. This new collaborative effort will support the integration of the mental health components across our RISE programs and help shape the industry dialogue to make mental health central to worker well-being efforts, especially for women, in the garment, footwear and home textile industries.

As part of the Mental Health Working Group, you will help shape RISE’s work on mental health, including:

  • Participate in mapping of existing mental health approaches and resources in the garment, footwear and home textiles sectors.

  • Contribute to participatory research, gathering insights and feedback from workers and managers on their mental health needs, priorities, and challenges.

  • Co-develop practical industry recommendations and guidelines together with industry stakeholders.

  • Co-design programmatic mental health components with workers and managers, including training modules, linkage to services, in-factory improvements, and policies and practices.

  • Nominate supplier factories to participate in piloting.