Business Matters: Managing Mental Health Matters in the Workplace

Managing Mental Health Maters in the Workplace

For Americans, the average time spent working or in a workplace environment is about 38-40 hours a week. With inflation greatly affecting the United States, this number may be even higher. With 168 hours in a 7-day week and many of those hours are spent sleeping, driving, or taking care of a household, 40 hours a week to spend in a workplace environment can feel like a lot, especially if the employers do not discuss mental health and wellbeing. But how many employers or workplace environments emphasize the importance of mental health? Does mental health in the workplace matter? Here we will discuss:

  • Benefits of a healthy workplace
  • How to encourage employee health in a workplace
  • Why we need to start talking about mental health
  • How All American Detox Center can help?

Benefits of a Healthy Workplace:

            It should be not come as a surprise that working in a healthy environment comes with many different benefits. However, this is not always achieved, nor is it even addressed by many employers. Before diving into the benefits of a healthy workplace, lets discuss what a healthy workplace looks like.

The Human Resources Director of California defines a healthy workplace as a place where all employees, leaders, and managers can openly communicate and collaborate on their vision of improving the health, well-being, and safety of all people involved in the organization or company. A healthy workplace is filled with individuals who care about one another and want to protect and promote the health and well-being of each employee.

With the rise of mental health issues throughout the last few years, primarily due to the global pandemic, striving for a healthy workplace is even more important. When an employer allows for an open and honest conversation about mental health, the employees are going to feel more secure and trusting of their environment. The improvement of employers, leaders and managers overall mental health and well-being is the first and most obvious benefit of a healthy workplace.

When a company is being run by a group of people who focus on prioritizing their health and well-being, there is going to be more productivity and greater performance. This will not only help the company as a whole, but also each employee working as well as the customers that interact with the company.

Some other benefits of a healthy workplace include:

  • Improved corporate or company image
  • Lower turnover rate
  • Higher job satisfaction
  • Stronger interpersonal relationships within the company
  • Greater growth and learning opportunities

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How Can You Encourage Employee Health in the Workplace?

There are many ways an employer can encourage health and well-being in the workplace. One option is to implement a health and well-being program. This could be a weekly educational team meeting to discuss the importance of mental health and teach different coping skills and stress management skills. This will help educate each person in the workplace to learn more about different mental health topics and maybe start to implement new stress management or coping skills.

Another option is to provide individualized check-ins with each employee to discuss job satisfaction, their mental health and wellbeing, and allow them to provide any possible feedback that may improve their workplace environment. The biggest thing to consider is to simply incorporate the topic of mental health into the workplace as often as possible. Discussing mental health is crucial for a healthy working environment.

Encourage exercise, a healthy morning routine, decreasing screen time usage and at least 8 hours of sleep at night. This can be incorporated at the workplace by adding monthly challenges for each employee to participate in, such as a Walkathon or tracking your screen time usage. You can add little prizes and make it fun!

Start Talking About Mental Health

          According to the CDC, mental health includes our emotional, psychosocial and social well-being and it effects the way we think, feel and act. In other words, it is the way we show up in the world, so why are we still not talking about the importance of mental health? Poor mental health can lead to mental disorders such as anxiety or depression which impacts every aspect of a person’s life.

As a society, we need to start talking about mental health more! Taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually can improve the overall quality of humanity. Not to mention, the overall quality of your own life.

All American Detox Center

 While the topics of mental health have become more ingrained into our society and many workplaces, it is still a stigmatized and taboo topic. Oftentimes, when someone is struggling with poor mental health or a mental disorder, they will turn to drugs and alcohol to help them cope with the distress. If you or someone you know is struggling with drugs or alcohol, All American Detox Center is here to help you. At All American Detox Center, we provide you with a safe and warm environment to help you understand substance abuse and addiction and the importance of mental health. The highly trained and licensed professionals will help you start to build the skills needed to live a life away from abusing drugs or alcohol.

Help is only a phone call away. Call (844) 570-1301 today to learn more about the addiction recovery support options at All American Detox Center.

Citations:

The Balance. “What is the Average Number of Work Hours per Week?”

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/what-is-the-average-hours-per-week-worked-in-the-us-2060631#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,work%20from%20home%20in%202021. Retrieved 7, September 2022

Human Resources Director. “The Healthy Workplace and its 10 Benefits.”

https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/benefits/the-healthy-workplace-and-its-10-benefits/326054 Retrieved 18, February 2022

Made for Minds. “Global Mental Health Issues on the Rise.”

https://www.dw.com/en/mental-health-issues-like-depression-and-anxiety-on-the-rise-globally/a-63371304#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20WHO%20World,to%20nearly%201%20billion%20people. Retrieved 10, October 2022

CDC. “About Mental Health.” https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm Retrieved 28,

June 2021

5 Celebrities Who Got Real About Their Mental Health

The topic and focus of mental health are slowly becoming a normal part of our society. However, there is still a stigma attached to mental disorders and mental illness and it can feel isolating for those living with the troubling symptoms tied with all mental health issues. For those living in the public eye with little to no privacy, it can be even scarier to open up about mental disorders. Here will discuss:

  • Celebrities who opened up about their mental health in public

  • Different mental disorders such as depression and anxiety

  • Rehab centers and the cost of these programs

  • How All American Detox Center can help

Mental Disorders/Depression Problems with Celebrities

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders are characterized by a significant disturbance in a person’s cognition, behavior, or emotional regulation. WHO also reports that 1 in 8 people in the world live with some sort of mental disorder. Mental disorders include:

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Depression

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Schizophrenia

  • Eating Disorders

  • Antisocial Disorders

  • Neurodevelopment Disorders

Although celebrities appear to the public as having it all; money, fame, luxurious lifestyles, etc., many of them live with mental disorders. Here are 5 celebrities who opened up about their mental disorders in public:

  1. Demi Lovato: This childhood Disney Channel Star, Demi Lovato has shared their experience with depression, an eating disorder, addiction, self-harm and eventually diagnosis with bipolar disorder. At the age of 9, Demi had already developed an eating disorder followed by addiction issues starting in their teen years. Demi was eventually admitted into treatment where they were diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Demi has sought help and years of treatment and now uses their experience with several mental disorders to be a public advocate for mental health awareness.
  2. Donny Osmond: Donny Osmond has been a performer for most of his life and it may come as a shock that this celebrity has dealt with social anxiety for most of his career. Donny is a well-known music performer, and dancer and has provided years of television entertainment, yet the pressure that came with his fame led him to experience severe panic attacks and constant anxiety. Donnie has shared in interviews that his anxiety and panic were intense he felt he would rather have died than walk onto a stage. Donnie now has sought treatment and support and is also a mental health advocate, stating that when dealing with anxiety and depression, “you are never alone.”
  3. Lady Gaga: Lady Gaga has been in the public eye since releasing her first hit song in 2008. Since then, she has been climbing the charts, starring in movies, and providing mental health and LGBTQA+ advocacy through her social media and at public events. This star has more recently opened up about her experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after being raped at the age of 19. Gaga has shared that she lives with her mental disorder every day and uses healthy coping skills and nervous system regulation tools such as meditation to help calm her down when her symptoms are peaking.
  4. Leonardo DiCaprio: Another shocking celebrity who suffers from a mental disorder is Leonardo DiCaprio. This wildly famous celebrity has shared that he lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Leo starred in the film The Aviator, where his character, Howard Hughes, battles with a severe case of OCD and he shared that while filming he did not try to manage his disorder. DiCaprio has shared that he forces himself not to step on every gum stain he sees on the sidewalk or walk through a doorway multiple times even though his disorder wants him to. Leonardo has learned to manage his symptoms but has shared that some days are more challenging than others.
  5. Adele: This strong female vocalist and Grammy award-winning celebrity has shared more recently that she experienced severe postpartum depression after the birth of her son. Adele has shared that the symptoms of the depression following her childbirth were frightening for her yet she refused to get support. Adele has said that she felt inadequate for being a mother and was scared of hurting the child she loved dearly. Eventually, Adele took time for herself and began chatting with other mothers and she shared that the depressive symptoms started to disappear.

Rehab Center and Cost

Rehab centers are therapeutic programs offered to help those struggling with addiction or substance abuse issues. Rehab centers are offered as either live-in programs (inpatient), or as non-live-in, day-to-day treatment programs (outpatient). Rehab is a safe and effective way to be around others in recovery and learn the skills needed to live an alcohol or drug-free life.

But how much do rehab centers cost? According to National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, the cost of an intensive outpatient program can range from $1,300- $5,700 and the cost of an intensive inpatient program can range from $2,900- $11,000. While these may seem like daunting numbers, many programs offer financial assistance and support.

Get Help at All American Detox Center

All American Detox Center is a top alcohol and drug rehab center located in Los Angeles, California. The treatment plans offered are individualized for each person to ensure all needs are being met. Here, you can live with others in recovery and have 24/7 therapeutic support while battling the cravings and learning the skills to live a sober life. The many highly qualified mental health professionals at All American Detox Center will help you understand your addiction and find ways to manage the temptations while learning to live without the help of drugs or alcohol.

If you or someone you know are fighting an addiction, call All American Detox Center today at (844) 570-1301 to start your journey to sobriety that lasts a lifetime