Mental health and well-being at the workplace
Protection and inclusion in challenging times
Edited by: Anja Baumann and Matt Muijen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and Wolfgang Gaebel, German
WHO Regional Office for Europe -
Available online PDF [57p.] at: http://bit.ly/br7lwU
“…..During economic recession and the implementation of austerity measures, public sector spending is carefully considered and cuts are made in areas not considered a priority. Mental health services specifically and disease prevention and health promotion activities in general are often cut, and their capacity may paradoxically be reduced at times of increased need.
People with severe and enduring mental health problems are especially likely to be affected by these cuts, leading to inequitable suffering but also resulting in limited availability of rehabilitation and supported employment places for people already at disproportionate risk of exclusion.
Work increases self-esteem and the quality of life. Providing a healthy and inclusive working environment can prevent mental health problems and enhance opportunities to enter, remain at or return to work when experiencing such problems. Good health contributes to quality and productivity at work, which in turn promotes economic growth and employment (McDaid, 2008) and the ability to invest in good employment practices. Numerous measures have been shown to be effective in promoting mental health and well-being, preventing and managing mental illness and helping reintegrate people into work – including effective programmes to tackle stigma and discrimination. Some of the most successful and promising are reflected in the chapters in the publication, contributions to the Conference on Mental Health and Wellbeing at the Workplace – Protection and Inclusion in Challenging Times…..”
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Content:
Introduction
Protecting and including vulnerable people in times of economic crisis
Mental health and well-being at the workplace: requirements and recommendations
The perspective of families of people with mental disorders
Challenge of modern working life to mental well-being and social inclusion
Workplace-related mental health problems – risks and prevention
Preventing mental health problems at workplaces in
Managing mental health at BT Group,
Meeting the challenge of integration and empowerment at the workplace
Employment integration: the role of associations of people with mental illness and their families in
IN-VALID-IN: integrating and reintegrating people with disabilities into the labour market
Pathways for integration into working life: Integrations management – office for counselling and job search in a regional network
Overcoming stigma and discrimination at the workplace
Stigma and discrimination – overcoming the barriers to employment –Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health,
Overcoming stigma and discrimination at the workplace – German Federal Association of Family Caregivers of People with Mental Illness
Involving experts by experience: not only for mental health care
What can be done? What has to be done? Recommendations for policy-making to encourage mental health at the workplace
Recommendations and outlook
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