Mental Health Is Everybody’s Business

Mental health is everybody’s business

The discourse surrounding mental health has started to change in recent years, emerging from the shadows and into the mainstream. However, many people still have misconceptions about mental health despite increased understanding.Mental health impacts everyone and is not solely the duty of medical experts or those experiencing a crisis. Teachers, close family members, friends, co-workers...

Why employees hesitate to disclose mental health concerns – and what employers can do about it - Talent Canada

By Zhanna Lyubykh, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University; Justin Weinhardt, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, University of Calgary; and Nick Turner, Professor and Future Fund Chair in Leadership, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary About one in four employees has a diagnosable mental health condition, and up to 65 per cent say mental health concerns interfere wi…

A new approach to mental health is tackling NHS backlog

Innovative pricing model to boost access to support A GROWING number of people in Scotland struggling with mental health are being offered access to support thanks to a fairer pricing structure introduced by an innovative community interest company. Connections Counselling, founded earlier this year by trained counsellor Ian Nicholson-Kapasi, is using a tiered-fee model designed to remove financial barriers and offer accessible counselling to th…

Can't see the forest for the trees: mental health - The Maltese Herald

In his regular Sunday political address, the Prime Minister said that the Labour government is addressing the mental health issue with investment in new mental health facilities. The comments were made following a number of suicides which were reported in the press recently. On a political level, mental health shouldn’t just be an exclusively medical issue. The government has a responsibility to ensure the fundamental guarantees of society, incl…