Training managers to better navigate mental health could help protect employees' well-being.
While work is generally good for mental health, a negative work environment is a mental health risk factor.Some research points to the promise of empowering managers as mental health champions in the workplace.Unfortunately, work is often a contributing factor to mental health issues. While being employed has a positive impact on mental health, a negative work environment can be a cause of both physical and mental health challenges, according to the.
While many ingredients in the workplace influence wellbeing, the role of managers is undeniable—for better or worse. A new report by the Workforce Institute at UKG suggests managers have a greater influence on employee mental health than therapists or doctors, and an influence equal to spouses and partners. But of the 2200 employees surveyed, one in three said their manager fails to recognize the impact they have on their team's mental well-being.
Though the evidence for such an approach is limited, new research points to the promise of empowering managers as mental health champions in the workplace. At the end of 2017, The Lancetshowing the benefits of giving managers just four hours of training on mental health. Specifically, the researchers found that after six months, the managers’ direct reports had an 18% reduction in work-related sick time off .
As a licensed mental health professional, I’d like to dispel the myth that you need to be a licensed professional to move the needle on mental health. When something is as prevalent, stigmatized, and costly as is mental illness in the workplace, it demands solutions that are integrative and embedded into the fabric of daily life. Basic training in mental health promotion doesn’t involve a two-year graduate degree, nor is it intended to turn managers into therapists .
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