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Need a Mental Health Day? Look for These Signs

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adults experience mental health issues—struggles that can show up in a variety of different forms. People in leadership positions may have a harder time taking a mental health day because they think everything rests on their shoulders. What is a mental health day? In some cases that’s the opposite of a mental health day.”

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United Nations Agencies Offer Guidance To Address Workplace Mental Health

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United Nations agencies are warning that employers need to do much more to address mental health issues in the workplace. It’s time to focus on the detrimental effect work can have on our mental health,” said Dr. “It’s time to focus on the detrimental effect work can have on our mental health,” said Dr. Ghebreyesus. .

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A trauma-like effect on Black women’s health For more than 15 years, Sierra Carter, Ph.D., It was a job that she liked. “I

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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There are barriers for specific minority groups to access mental health support in the workplace. Personalized mental health support is a solution to improving mental health outcomes at work, but this requires training, understanding, and insight into individual needs. According to Mental Health U.K., In the U.K.,

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Offering Financial Literacy Benefit Programs Could Save Businesses $40 Billion

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High financial stress among employees, including those with high incomes, can lead to mental and physical health impacts, which cost businesses in lost productivity. Employees suffering from financial stress are more likely to experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders.

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Breaking The Employee Burnout Cycle With Workplace Strategy

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During Mental Health Awareness month, RSP’s Kari Smith discusses how the right workplace strategy can support wellbeing at work and help people thrive. The American Psychological Association recently revealed that nearly 60% of employees are experiencing negative impacts of work-related stress. Why is this important?

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Productivity Without Burnout: How Less Work Time Can Equal More Output

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But what if that model is actually doing more harm than good in the modern workplace? And it’s because it was recognized that there was an impact on worker health and well being, and also on things like the diminished returns of output versus effort of the worker,” Dr. Whelehan said on the podcast.

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