GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) –Thursday 10 October marks World Mental Health Day around the world. Mental health is a universal human right underscoring the importance of ensuring everyone has the right to access quality mental health care and support. The 2024 theme is “Mental Health at ...
For employees experiencing burnout or high levels of stress due to work or personal challenges, a mental health day offers the chance to rest and refresh their spirits.
The tweet drew thousands of responses, many from employees who said they do not disclose the real reason they need time away from work, or feel pressured to lie about it because they are embarrassed. Others said they had never tak...
World Mental Health Day 2024's theme is "Mental Health at Work," which emphasizes the "vital connection between mental health and work,"according to the WHO. "Safe, healthy working environments can act as a protective factor for mental health. Unhealthy conditions including stigma, discrimination,...
In our World Mental Health Day report, we explore the impact that stress is having on people’s lives. Across 31 countries, over three-fifths (62%) say that they have felt stressed to the point where it had an impact on how they lived their daily lives at least once in the past ...
Taking a mental health day: The case for staying home from work for your mindWhy is it considered acceptable to take a sick day to heal your body, but not a mental health day to recharge your mind? Let's challenge this in 2013National Post...
Mental Health Support At Work Why should every workplace have someone employees can turn to about mental health? If you want to support your employees’ mental health and well-being, it’s good practice to have someone on your team who understands and is experienced in dealing with different ...
Protect your mental health Stress, anxiety, and isolation may have become the norm for a lot of people over the last few years, but you can break away from those patterns with a few changes to your work day. After all, if you don't protect your mental health, no one will. ...
World Mental Health Day serves as a vital reminder of the importance of mental well-being. This year's theme, "Mental Health at Work," underscores the shared responsibility of governments, employers, and stakeholders in improving mental health support for employees. At ...
What was particularly surprising is how little work was needed to keep people happy. The threshold for good mental health was just one day a week—after that, it seemed to make little difference to individuals’ well-being if they worked eight hours or 48 hours a week. ...