• A Candid Conversation Surrounding Mental Health In the Workplace

  • Feb 15 2023
  • Length: 41 mins
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A Candid Conversation Surrounding Mental Health In the Workplace

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  • In this episode Talli brings two SA Community leaders to discuss the impacts and challenges surrounding mental health in the workplace. Marina Gonzalez CEO of the Hispanic Chamber (please get her bio off the HC website), and Jamie Kowalski Vice President of Corporate Relations for the RK Group (bio on RK Group Website) are our guests for this month’s episode. Our guests bring first-hand knowledge, experience, and thoughts surrounding how mental health practices in the workplace are changing. The group discusses the impact of some workplaces not having the right resources, support, and help to support workers with mental health challenges. This is a not to miss candid conversation on a subject that many are scared to discuss because of negative repercussions. One big takeaway from this episode, is that workplaces need to speak about mental health in an inclusive and open way. We need to start putting mental health on the same plain as we do our physical health in life and in the workplace. Some Mental Health Work Place Statistics: 63% of people are a part of the workforce Globally more than a trillion dollars is lost annually, and over 12 billion working days are lost due to mental illness The World Health Organization states that in 2019, 15% of the workplace is living with a mental health challenge. (we still don’t have numbers since Covid but numbers have risen significantly. Covid triggered a 24% increase in general anxiety and depression worldwide. The WHO and International Labor Organization have called for concrete action to address mental health concerns in workers.   Some of the biggest challenges workers face surrounding their mental health in the workplace are: Discrimination, Inequality, Bullying, Loss of Reasonability, Alienation, Physiological violence, and Harassment   For more information surrounding this topic: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work https://www.workplacementalhealth.shrm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Mental-Health-in-America-A-2022-Workplace-Report.pdf https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/10/20/us-surgeon-general-releases-new-framework-mental-health-well-being-workplace.html https://mhfaengland.org/mhfa-centre/blog/10-workplace-mental-health-statistics-2022/
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