An article from the British Journal of Wellbeing about the importance of employment to mental health.
employmentWorking for WellbeingWednesday, June 2nd, 2010How to survive workplace stress in the recessionWednesday, May 19th, 2010Ruth, a company consultant, used to work 16-hour days. “I would get up at 4am and be at my computer by 4.30am,” she says. “I was working six, often seven, days a week. I didn’t see my husband for months. Even when we’d go away for the weekend, I’d take a laptop. Whenever I complained I was told I wasn’t being paid to complain.” Millions resign or call in sick as Monday Blues bite in recessionTuesday, May 18th, 2010A study for the mental health charity Mind found that almost 20 per cent of people had claimed they were ill because they could not cope with pressure in the office. Eight per cent of the population left a job last year due to stress and more than a quarter of people said their weekend was ruined by the thought of returning to work on Monday morning – researchers found. Stress link to financial squeezeMonday, May 17th, 2010Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems, the charity says. A survey for Mind suggests that one in 11 British workers has been to the GP for stress and anxiety from the financial squeeze. Health@Work says Liverpool workers are suffering mental health illnessesThursday, April 29th, 2010A LIVERPOOL charity is warning that mental health illness among employees is on the rise after the sustained recession. Health@Work has highlighted a new report revealing that 47% of workers are experiencing depressive symptoms during the recession which is five times higher than levels recorded before the slump. Free health adviceline for small businessesThursday, March 11th, 2010In order to improve health through work, the Government is supporting a free health advice line. This line provides small business managers with expert advice and guidance to support team members experiencing ill health. It is currently being piloted in West London and from 1 April 2010 will be extended across the whole of London and the UK, providing professional support to companies with fewer than 250 employees.
The adviceline can help with: MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT: Stress of job loss can trigger wide range of reactions, from anxiety to depressionWednesday, March 10th, 2010Losing a job can be emotional, but those who are unemployed may face a host of anxiety-producing situations on top of being out of work. These include the frustration of not being able to find another job, having to pay the same number of bills with less income, losing identity and struggling to feel valuable, and dealing with the stigma of being unemployed — all of which can lead to serious mental issues. Mental health at work: new NHS Employers initiativeThursday, March 4th, 2010NHS Employers launched a national campaign today (3 March 2010) to end stigma against NHS workers suffering from mental ill health. The campaign, ‘Open your Mind’, will also work to improve employment rates for those with mental health conditions and help NHS trusts create better working environments for all staff. Nick Martindale looks at the initiative, and why it was needed. Employment Co-ordinator Position at HounslowTuesday, March 2nd, 2010Heightened anxietyMonday, March 1st, 2010If you still have a job, you’re lucky indeed. But sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way. Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress. Early in this recession it was not unusual for people to feel a twinge of remorse when co-workers were laid off and they weren’t. But two years of layoffs, buyouts, furloughs and general downsizing have taken their toll on the employees left standing. |
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