Mental Health at workplace

We all know that a healthy environment is always important in growing a business. An organization were everyone works together in a friendly setting can be of a very great advantage to growing a successful business. When employees and their leaders work together they tend to promote a good, safe, healthy and quality work environment. which helps in generating good feedbacks and profits.

Most employees tend to quit their jobs either because of so much unclear communication, mis-understanding, mental health related issues and many times employers do not understand and relate with the employees, just because they are the employers. Mental-Health disorder is real and shouldn't be played with or tolerated at work places. This could be in a form of bulling or harassment. Organizations should establish rules prohibiting harassment and bullying, a process for carrying out more disciplinary act towards complaints and consequences for violations. These topics aren't been talked about enough and it's heart breaking.

I carried out few survey at my work place and asked employees why many of the workers resign and majority of them said it was due to stress, burnout, mental-health breakdown and excess work and been underpaid. All this balls down to Mental-health disorder at workplace.

According to National library of medicine - statistics shows that 14.3% of deaths each year worldwide approximately 8 million deaths each year are caused by mental-health disorder. Between 2019 to 2022 the proportion of workers with symptoms of depression increased by 21%. 42% of workers said their work environment contributed to the mental health symptoms they experienced.

Read the article presented by CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization. Kindly follow the link

https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/initiatives/resource-center/index.html

https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1

How to help and support employees at work place

1. Implement safety policies and practices

2. Check in with your employees

3. Create a positive environment

4. Awards-celebrate your employees

5.Give your employees listening ears when complains are carried out and make sure to implement disciplinary act to anyone who goes against the rules and policies.

Benefits of working in a safe and healthy environment

1. Employees retention will increase

2. Improve ability to work