The 4 Pillars of Creating a Mentally Healthy Culture in the Workplace

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Many leaders report feeling unprepared to open the dialog about mental health.   In some workplaces, mental health is not being addressed properly which leads to decreased engagement, productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, accidents, errors, and turnover.  With 1 in 5 people living, and working, with a mental health condition, it’s imperative that we are all prepared to identify the signs, open a safe dialog, and crosswalk an employee to services. 

This presentation teaches the impact of unaddressed mental health, signs and symptoms, the power of peer support and person-centered language, how to decrease stigma, and create a ‘safe’ culture in the workplace, where everyone feels ‘safe’ speaking openly about mental health, without fear of judgment, retribution, or job loss.

Lives and the bottom line depend on it.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives

• Review the impact of unaddressed mental health in the workplace
• Introduce the concept of presenteeism (and its impact in the workplace)
• Describe the power of peer support and how to create a peer support network
• Discuss the impact of stigma and how to decrease stigma
• Illustrate the power of words and shifting to person centered language
• Review steps leaders can take to create a culture where everyone feels safe speaking openly about mental health

Major Subjects

• Mental health 
• Workforce wellbeing
• Employee retention
• Culture change
• Leadership development
• Creating a Safe culture in the workplace