Do you know how to identify when someone at work is struggling? This poster can help you identify early signs of mental health struggles or burnout. Put this poster up in your lunchroom so your team knows how to identify the signs.
Mental illness is more prevalent than many people realise. Around 45% of Australians aged between 16 and 85 will experience a mental illness at some point in their life, while one in five Australian adults will experience a mental illness in any given year.
It is often presumed that a worker’s mental illness develops outside of the workplace. However, an ‘unhealthy’ work environment or a workplace incident can cause considerable stress and exacerbate, or contribute to, the development of mental illness.
Below are the highest factors contributing to poor mental health in the workplace:
Checking in on a colleague or employee’s mental health is going to make them feel supported and cared for whilst also looking after the business as well. Approximately 25% of workers take time off every year for stress-related reasons.
It is clear that the cost of ignoring the problem is far greater than the cost of developing and implementing strategies to create a safe and healthy workplace.
Recognising and promoting mental health is an essential part of creating a safe and healthy workplace. Importantly, managers and workers both have roles to play in building a safe work environment, one that will not create or exacerbate mental health problems and where workers with mental illness are properly supported.
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