Simon Fraser University - Workplace culture, not policies, biggest factor in helping employees disclose mental health concerns: SFU study

Workplace culture, not policies, biggest factor in helping employees disclose mental health concerns: SFU study

A Simon Fraser University new study is challenging a commonly held misconception that there’s little organizations can do to encourage employees to disclose mental health concerns.      World Health Organization data shows 15 per cent of adults have a mental health concern, while other surveys have found 65 per cent of employees believe mental health concerns interfere with their job. Yet many organizations, even those with mental health support…

Simon Fraser University - Workplace culture, not policies, biggest factor in helping employees disclose mental health concerns: SFU study

A Simon Fraser University new study is challenging a commonly held misconception that there's little organizations can do to encourage employees to disclose mental health concerns.Worl. . .

Workplace Culture, More Than Policies, Drives Employee Disclosure of Mental

In a groundbreaking study emerging from Simon Fraser University, researchers overturn a long-standing assumption about mental health disclosures in the workplace—challenging the notion that organizations hold little sway over whether employees reveal mental health struggles. Contrary to prevailing beliefs, this new evidence suggests that organizations play a pivotal role in shaping an environment conducive to open disclosure, a finding with prof…