Almost a fifth of service personnel have drinking problems while young soldiers who leave the armed forces are three times more likely to kill themselves than civilians, academic studies show. Read the full article here
Free health adviceline for small businesses
In 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 [...]
MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT: Stress of job loss can trigger wide range of reactions, from anxiety to depression
Losing 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, [...]
The Relationship Between Mental and Physical Health
People with depression often have worse physical health, as well as worse self-perceived health, than those without depression. Read the full article here
Mental health at work: new NHS Employers initiative
NHS 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 [...]
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Heightened anxiety
If 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 Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress.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, [...]
Men more sensitive to recession blues
The global economic downturn is taking toll on men’s mental health, a new survey has Stress found. The survey, conducted by mental health charity Mind, found almost 40 percent of men to be feeling low with job security,work and money playing on their minds. Read the full article here
The mental scars of soldiers
Last week in the US an army sergeant was accused of waterboarding his own four-year-old daughter after she refused to recite her ABCs. This story emerged as London’s Guardian newspaper reported that during a time of critical stress for military hospitals, there was little concrete information about soldiers’ mental health. Read the full article here
Can Alexander McQueen’s Suicide Help Prevent Others From Ending Their Lives?
With London Fashion Week in full swing, the Jed Foundation and actress Heather Matarazzo look to the tragedy of the designer’s death as a teachable moment — to shed light on suicide’s warning signs, and ways to intervene. Read the full article here
