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MENTAL
HEALTH AND
WELLBEING AT
WORK
Ninna Marni
Hello, how are you?
Good work is good for us
Participation in work
Work can harm our mental health
Culmination of losses
We need to do more
‘Australia is at the tipping point.
It’s about solving the problems
of needless disability…
Early intervention is a key
principle…
We must ensure those who
have already been swept away
are rescued.’
Prof Patrick McGorry AO
Centre of Excellence
Bring together best thinking, research, practice and
new ideas in mental health and wellbeing at work.
• Experts through an Advisory Group
• Evidence and research
• Experience – of employers and employees.
21st Century Workplaces1. Integrate mental health in all work practices
2. Manager capability
3. Assess risks
9. Offer people pathways back to work
10. Recovery at work
4. Raise awareness and help people to recognise and respond
5. Support ability to work
6. Involve people in decision about their work
7. Focus on performance improvement
8. Monitor agency needs
Prevent harm
People at Work
The People at Work Project is a Psychosocial risk assessment process.It measures how different workplace characteristics influence worker health and wellbeing, focusing particularly on psychosocial risks.
Resilience
Promote health
Connecting with others
Support ability to work
Managers
Working together
Working together
Now
Where to next
“Australia does not make
employment an integral
part of mental health
care treatment.”
OECD Report on Mental Health
and Work in Australia, 2015
Getting it rightHaving a good job and thriving
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