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STIGMA + Mental Health Issues at Work (Business Response (Show Leadership,…
STIGMA + Mental Health Issues at Work
Individual Response
Don't seek help
Family breakdown
Social network crumbles
Physical health deteriorates
Mental health deteriorates
Risk of suicide
Seek help outside of work
Psychologist
Community services
Peer support groups
Friends & family
GP
Internet resources
Alternative therapies
Business Response
Look for support
Consult peers
Organisations
People with lived experience
Use internet resources
Recognise complexities
Recognise prevalence
Avoid discrimination
Recruitment
Promotion
Reward & Recognition
Show Leadership
Become educated
Engage in open discussion
Promote positive culture
Mental Health Days off
Mental Health promotion
Recognise importance
Understand Responsibilities
Legal
Workers Compensation
OSH
Prevention
Mitigation
Disclose
at work
Inappropriate response
Bullying or teasing
Discrimination
Harrassment
Performance Management
Dismissal
Asked to resign
Alienation
Appropriate person-centred response
Check on progress
No set timeframes
Regular
Mutually agreed, flexible goals
Make reasonable adjustments
Flexible work design
Adaptable scheduling
Listen openly
Story not just facts
Not time limited
Show respect
Show compassion
Seek solutions together
Personal responsibility
Self determination
Maintain confidentiality
Disclosure controlled by individual
Build support team
Chosen together
Inside & outside work
Don't disclose
at work
Fear
Appearing inept
Getting fired
Losing work friends
Career limiting
Culture
"Just toughen up"
Performance over people
Mental health not important
MHI = incompetence
"She'll be right"
Barriers
No one approachable
No process
No right time
+ve Social Response
Acceptance
Normal response
Non-judgmental
Open discussion
Show curiosity
No preconceptions
Seek to understand experience
What happened? (not What's wrong with you?)
Support
Focus on strengths
Motivated by compassion
Indivudalised
-ve Social Response
Stereotyping
Labels
Lack of understanding
Fear
Ridicule
Prejudice
Language
Education required
Outdated
Focus on illness
Symptoms
Diagnosis