Guidance Offered for Improving Mental Health in Workplace

A study published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine was inspired by four recommendations for action for improving mental health in the workplace, reports HealthDay News . The recommendations include developing a "how to" guide for mental health in the workplace, providing advice and guidance to employers, together with metrics that can be used to design, implement, and assess a mental health in the workplace program. Developing a mental health in the workplace scorecard could help employers assess the extent to which they have implemented best and promising practices and achieved a culture of health and well-being. Furthermore, a "mental health in the workplace" recognition program should be set up to recognize achievements of specific businesses in the field of mental health in the workplace. Finally, development of an executive training program focused on mental health in the workplace could further aid businesses and professionals. "Since most of life is spent in working years, the workplace is an ideal setting for public health-informed initiatives that promote mental and behavioral health and prevent illness," say the report's authors. "It is our expectation that the project initiative outlined here will result in measurable improvements in workers' mental health and well-being."