Tuesday, 10 October 2017

World Mental Health day

Today is recognized as World Mental Health Day by the WHO. This year they are focusing on mental health in the workplace. Their  website has a fact sheet on the importance of this.


Mental health in the UK


NHS England states that one in four adults experience issues . Their recent blog posts aim to raise awareness
Mental health monthly statistics focus on admissions including those to adult mental health care.
The ONS has data on suicide rates.
It also has number of working days lost due to various illnesses including stress
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) series provides data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorder in the English adult population (aged 16 and over). look at this map to explore variations in national well being


However a recent survey by Business in the Community- Mental Health at work survey 2017 only one in four managers had received training in dealing with mental health issues while  large numbers of employees felt that they were discriminated against one in ten claimed to have been forced out of a job.
Mind has released data which considers the link between work and mental health issues. Explore its website for a range of statistics and reports on trends and support.Acas offers advice on improving conditions.
BMG research has links to a number of key campaigns to improve workplace health in the UK
They include the Institute of Directors mental health hub

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