With most employees spending more waking hours at work than anywhere else, the workplace plays a significant role in a person’s life. Work can contribute to mental well-being but it can also negatively affect it.
Mental health issues are costly for individuals, employers and the economy. Stigma still prevents people from getting the help and support they need. However, taking concrete actions to promote and protect employee mental health has positive benefits.
Source: Farmer, P. & Stevenson, D. (2017). Thriving at work: The independent review of mental health and employers. Government of the UK: London, England.
Source: Business in the Community. (2017). Mental health at work report: National employee mental wellbeing survey findings.
Source: Statistics Canada. (2003). Canadian community health survey: Mental health and wellbeing
Source: Smetanin, P., Stiff, D., Briante, C., Adair, C., Ahmad, S., & Khan, M. (2011) The economic impact of major mental illnesses in Canada: 2011 to 2041. RiskAnalytica, on behalf of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Hear from the experts why this issue needs immediate attention:
David S. Goldbloom, OC, MD, FRCPC, Senior Medical Advisor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, talks about the need to start conversations in every Canadian workplace where the question of “how someone is” has meaning.
Mary Ann Baynton, Program Director, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace, shares how Not Myself Today starts the dialogue around mental health and addresses many of the key challenges that workplaces face.