Today marks World Mental Health Day with a focus on prioritising mental health in the workplace.
A recent survey by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group revealed that stress remains the primary mental health concern across various sectors, including media, government, education, health, retail, and finance.Additionally, 6 out of 10 employees expressed a desire to quit their jobs if they could afford to do so. Despite these figures, only 47% of workers have access to Employee Assistance Programmes .
South African Society of Psychiatrists member Dr. Siki Gwanya-Mdletye, emphasised the link between workplace stress and mental health issues. “If we think of South African adults and the proportion that is affected by mental illness, it is estimated that 1 in 3 South African adults will most likely experience a mental health disorder within their lifetime, alongside this, let’s consider the amount of time we spend in the workplace, for employed individuals, most of their awake time is spent in the workplace, said Gwanya-Mdletye.
Depression continues to be a global concern, with the World Health Organisation ranking it as the leading cause of disability and ill-health worldwide. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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