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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Mental Health in the Workplace World Mental Health Day - October 10, 2009. An area of the workplace that the economic recession has taken its toll on is the mental health of employees. World Mental Health Day is taking place on October 10, 2009. This is a great way for employer and employees to become aware and educated on mental health issues. Numerically speaking, mental illness affects about one in five Canadians. The most common form mental illnesses take is depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Mental illness has a significant impact on the workplace. About 500 000 Canadian workers miss work due to mental health problems. Mental illness costs the Canadian economy about $51 billion each year. Here are a few tips to address mental health in the workplace: -Recognize that mental health issues do exist in the workplace. -Equip workplaces with the right tools to recognize and address mental health in the workplace. -People are an organization's most important assets, so make sure the necessary attention is given to their psychological needs. Addressing mental health issues can promote a healthy workplace. By providing employees with resources and motivation, people can adopt a healthy lifestyle to ensure their mental health at work and at home. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-10-09 11:08:44 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged mental health, health and income, stress, recession: · [Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety] · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Taking a vacation from email decrease stress, increase concentration] · [The psychological risks of health staff working at the ICU and strategies to prevent them] · [People with balanced time perspective more likely to call themselves content] · [Many employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence] · [Adults experiencing mental illness have higher rates of certain chronic physical illnesses] · [Emergency dispatchers suffer from symptoms of PTSD, study reveals] · [Study finds those who feel they must stick with employer become more emotionally exhausted] · [Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far-fetched] · [Mental health workers: the overlooked victims of 9/11] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Chevron, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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