Breaking Down the Stigma of Mental Health in the Workplace

Employers are seeing an alarming rise in anxiety, exhaustion and burnout among their employees, and this trend is confirmed by rising numbers of people, especially young adults, reporting growing mental health challenges. There are no quick fix solutions, and the newest mental health app won’t be enough to tackle the stigma of mental ill-health that prevents people from speaking out. It’s only by achieving a genuine change of attitudes and behaviors – a wholescale shift of organizational culture – that will lead to more openness and constructive action to promote mental well-being.

In this webcast, we explore how to break down the stigma around mental ill-health to create a more positive climate and work environment. We look at how organizations can encourage shared responsibility for mental well-being and through wide and deep partnership, introduce practical strategies to protect and support mental well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand the human and business cost of mental ill-health
  • Understand the importance of mental well-being
  • Understand how and why stigma around MH needs to be tackled
  • Learn about  several key milestones in the journey towards embedding mental wellbeing in the company DNA
  • Get effective solutions to break down stigma and effect positive cultural change to support MHW.

Related Resources:

Holistic Well-Being @Work

Nine Ways to Address Employee Burnout Before It's Too Late

Nurturing Employee Mental Well-Being: A Road Map for Progress

Bringing Purpose Alive in the Organization: The Activating Role of the CEO and CHRO

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Breaking Down the Stigma of Mental Health in the Workplace
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Breaking Down the Stigma of Mental Health in the Workplace

JUNE 21, 2023

Employers are seeing an alarming rise in anxiety, exhaustion and burnout among their employees, and this trend is confirmed by rising numbers of people, especially young adults, reporting growing mental health challenges. There are no quick fix solutions, and the newest mental health app won’t be enough to tackle the stigma of mental ill-health that prevents people from speaking out. It’s only by achieving a genuine change of attitudes and behaviors – a wholescale shift of organizational culture – that will lead to more openness and constructive action to promote mental well-being.

In this webcast, we explore how to break down the stigma around mental ill-health to create a more positive climate and work environment. We look at how organizations can encourage shared responsibility for mental well-being and through wide and deep partnership, introduce practical strategies to protect and support mental well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand the human and business cost of mental ill-health
  • Understand the importance of mental well-being
  • Understand how and why stigma around MH needs to be tackled
  • Learn about  several key milestones in the journey towards embedding mental wellbeing in the company DNA
  • Get effective solutions to break down stigma and effect positive cultural change to support MHW.

Related Resources:

Holistic Well-Being @Work

Nine Ways to Address Employee Burnout Before It's Too Late

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