If you are managing a group with 10 people diagnosed with a mental health disorder, chances are good that at least four of them won't share that information with you.
A study by Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health found this 40 percent factor in a wide-ranging look at mental health and the workplace.
"Stigma is a barrier to people seeking help. Yet by getting treatment, it would benefit the worker and the workplace, and minimize productivity loss," said Dr. Carolyn Dewa, head of CAMH's Centre for Research on Employment and Workplace Health and leader of the rsearch team. "The manager's position is so important, and it's really important to invest in training them."
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
