MENTAL HEALTH
IN THE WORK PLACE
Mrs. Ranju V
Assistant Professor
Teerthankar Mahaveer College of Nursing
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2017
HEALTHY WORKFORCE
HEALTHY SOCIETY
WORK PLACE
INFLUENCES
•Physical
•Mental
•Economic
•Social well being
INDIVIDUAL
SOCIETY
WORK PLACE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Job Stress
CONFLICT
HARASSMENT VIOLENCE
• Physical health
• Erratic eating habits
• Not enough exercise
• High blood pressure
• Elevated cholesterol level
• Burnout - depression
• Heart diseases
• Stroke
• Obesity
• Eating disorders
• Diabetics
• Cancer
• Chronic depression
Depression can lead to
• Lost work productivity
• Sick leave
• Early retirement
• Financial loss
Stigma and
Discrimination
Employees facing mental health challenges
often choose to suffer in silence and/or avoid
getting help rather than face the stigma and
discrimination
THE OPPORTUNITY
Work place offers an ideal setting and
infrastructure to support the promotion of
health of a large numbers.
Healthy workers are
• Productive and raise healthy families.
• Key resource for innovation.
• Powerful determinants of health
Recommendations for sound employee
health management
Worksite health promotion / wellness programs
Role of the European Brain Council
European brain council EBC identified three pillars for
encouraging a healthy workforce
1. Drive education and awareness
2. Promote, prevention and treatment
3. Stimulate innovation
In 2016 the EBC began its own mental health in the
workplace campaign, Not Myself today.
Steps you can take to make the
most out of your current
situation
What are you passionate about ?
 What do you find more rewarding?
 What do you consider your strengths?
 Ask those around you for opinions and support
Figure out what you like and dislike
Assess your current needs
• Figure out what is troubling you.
• Has something changed your work place that is
impacting your job satisfaction?
• Are you bored and in need of a challenge or feel
you are being overworked?
• Are you being bullied at work?
• Instead of quitting your job Voice your
concerns to supervisors.
• Small conversation could have a massive
impact on your work.
Focus on skill you can learn and
improve
Try to gain as much experience as possible so that
you can not only feel a greater sense of purpose at
work but also have more to offer in your future
positions
Look for outside opportunities like
volunteering or education
• Advancing your education or gaining additional
experience outside of work could help in
creating future career opportunities.
Look for new work
Unhealthy work environment or a situation
that cannot be improved,
best option
find a new place of employment
Ranju mental health day ppt

Ranju mental health day ppt

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    MENTAL HEALTH IN THEWORK PLACE Mrs. Ranju V Assistant Professor Teerthankar Mahaveer College of Nursing WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2017
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    WORK PLACE MENTALHEALTH ISSUES Job Stress CONFLICT HARASSMENT VIOLENCE
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    • Physical health •Erratic eating habits • Not enough exercise • High blood pressure • Elevated cholesterol level • Burnout - depression • Heart diseases • Stroke • Obesity • Eating disorders • Diabetics • Cancer • Chronic depression
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    Depression can leadto • Lost work productivity • Sick leave • Early retirement • Financial loss
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    Stigma and Discrimination Employees facingmental health challenges often choose to suffer in silence and/or avoid getting help rather than face the stigma and discrimination
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    THE OPPORTUNITY Work placeoffers an ideal setting and infrastructure to support the promotion of health of a large numbers.
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    Healthy workers are •Productive and raise healthy families. • Key resource for innovation. • Powerful determinants of health
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    Recommendations for soundemployee health management Worksite health promotion / wellness programs
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    Role of theEuropean Brain Council European brain council EBC identified three pillars for encouraging a healthy workforce 1. Drive education and awareness 2. Promote, prevention and treatment 3. Stimulate innovation In 2016 the EBC began its own mental health in the workplace campaign, Not Myself today.
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    Steps you cantake to make the most out of your current situation
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    What are youpassionate about ?  What do you find more rewarding?  What do you consider your strengths?  Ask those around you for opinions and support Figure out what you like and dislike
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    Assess your currentneeds • Figure out what is troubling you. • Has something changed your work place that is impacting your job satisfaction? • Are you bored and in need of a challenge or feel you are being overworked? • Are you being bullied at work?
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    • Instead ofquitting your job Voice your concerns to supervisors. • Small conversation could have a massive impact on your work.
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    Focus on skillyou can learn and improve Try to gain as much experience as possible so that you can not only feel a greater sense of purpose at work but also have more to offer in your future positions
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    Look for outsideopportunities like volunteering or education • Advancing your education or gaining additional experience outside of work could help in creating future career opportunities.
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    Look for newwork Unhealthy work environment or a situation that cannot be improved, best option find a new place of employment