News for Mental Health in the Workplace
We’ve found these articles to be of interest.
Taking Care of Those Who Help Others:
Coping With Loss While Working as a First Responder
First Responder Reactions After a Suicide
Employees who have experienced the suicide of a co-worker lose more than just a colleague. Oftentimes they are close friends and confidants. Working the number of hours they do requires more time on the job than off, creating work “families” for employees. As a...
You’re Retired…..Now What?
Retirement is Different and Difficult for First Responders First responders have a pretty difficult time with retirement. It "slams the break" on life as they knew it. Even the best prepared can be blindsided by the reality and adjustment of not being able to do what...
When You Realize That You Need Behavioral Health Services for Your First Responders…
The first step is realizing that you need something more for these employees, Behavioral Health Service. Most EAP products serve civilians well. Utilization has proven to be much lower for First Responder workgroups (i.e. Fire Departments, Police Departments, Sheriff...
A Few Thoughts on Mental Illness
I had to pleasure to attend the Mental Health Task Force in Forsyth County recently. They are doing an admirable job of bringing people together with one agenda in mind: how to effectively help individuals, both adult and child, who are struggling daily with their...
Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Workplace
From now until spring, seasonal affective disorder (SAD, a type of major depression that occurs this time of the year) may affect more employees who live in northern areas of the country. Symptoms can include sadness, changes in appetite or weight, sleep problems,...
We’re working ourselves to death—literally…
Photo by Jo Jakeman ...and spending billions of dollars staving off poor health in the meantime. In a working study submitted to Management Science, researchers from Harvard and Stanford—Joel Goh, Jeffrey Pfeffer, and Stefanos Zenios—looked at 10 common workplace...
The NLRB sends a clear message to employers
— think twice before striking back at employee social media comments By Steven M. Richard, Todd R. Shinaman and Joseph A. Carello Social media has rapidly transformed the nature and scope of employee commentary about the workplace. With one click, employees’...
WHY EMPLOYERS MUST HELP STOP SUICIDE
Photo Courtesy of Eric Peacock by Jodi Jacobson Frey Summary: Work organizations now realize they can help identify depression, a leading risk factor for suicide and the leading cause of lost work productivity. The American Association of Suicidology said it...