Workplace Mental Health: Whose role is it?

When it comes to mental health in the workplace there’s little doubt that everyone has an important role to play in creating a healthy environment. But is there a role that has a higher duty of care to recognise when an employee is struggling?

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Communicating & Managing Mindfulness & Meditation in the Workplace

In part one of this two part series we made the observation that five years ago discussing mental health simply wasn’t done, particularly in the workplace. Can you imagine what would have happened if you’d raised the issue of mindfulness or meditation? Summon the sniffer dogs immediately.

Read more in this guest post by Doug Robb, Managing Director at Communovate.

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Job Crafting and Employee Wellbeing Research Survey

SuperFriend is a big supporter of research, particularly when it adds to the body of knowledge about workplace engagement, mental health and wellbeing. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne are conducting a study investigating the psychological needs of employees in the workplace. We'd like to encourage you to participate in this research by completing a simple, five minute online survey.

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Christmas blues? Reach out to others

Thinking about the best ways you can create a sense of “belonging” in your workplace can have a positive effect on people’s mental health and help build a stronger and more cohesive team this festive season.

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Communicating mental health in the workplace

If this article had been written five years ago it may have been a very different story. Mental health simply wasn't on the radar. Talking about it in the workplace? Are you mad?

Read more in this guest post by Doug Robb, Managing Director at Communovate.

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The Workplace Silence: to talk or not to talk?

Even though the workplace seems to be a major place where mental health issue begin, it is also a perfect protective factor to good mental health. Most of us spend a significant amount of our waking hours at work, and it is also a perfect place to meet new people, forms genuine relationships, feel a sense of connectedness, purpose and self-worth – all these protectors of mental health. Taking all that into consideration and the fact that suicide remains the leading cause of death for men up to age 44, perhaps a new kind of conversations need to happen at workplaces across Australia.

Read more in this guest post by Ehon Chan.

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Creating a workplace community

Feeling connected at work is another way to stay mentally healthy. Read more about our top five tips to encourage workplace community.

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