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Ten ways to protect employee mental health during a global crisis
The last two years created psychological strain, with the pandemic sparking feelings of uncertainty about both professional and personal futures - creating issues for employee mental health.
No time to lose: Protecting young people’s mental health
Here, Mental Health Europe call for a crucial overhaul in European support for young people’s mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Scalable and accessible mental health for all
Nicola Hemmings, workplace scientist at Koa Health, and Dr Claire Vowell, lead psychologist, discuss how mental health conditions exist across a continuum and address what organisations can do to better support those who do not have a mental health diagnosis.
The MHINT-ERC project: Rethinking the role of parenting in child mental health difficulties
The MHINT-ERC project suggests that just because parents are the solution, does not mean they were the cause.
Mental Health First Aid: A resource for trauma-informed care in rural Texas
Lakshmi Mahadevan from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service describes the increasing need for Mental Health First Aid in rural areas.
WHO says governments spend only 2% of budget on mental health
While global cases of depression and anxiety rose by 25% in the pandemic, governments spend just over 2% of their budget on mental health.
Championing mental health and workplace wellbeing
Philip Mullen, Managing Director, UK and Europe at LifeWorks, looks at what we can learn from the conversations of elite athletes and how it can be translated into workplace wellbeing.
One in three young people had better mental health during lockdown
While most people experienced worsening mental health during lockdown, a study finds that one in three young people actually had improved wellbeing.
COVID vaccine improves both mental health and safety
Having just one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduced multiple psychological distress factors, improving the well-being and safety of recipients.
Can child poverty stimulate mental health disorders in adulthood?
Children who grew up in poverty have a higher likelihood of developing externalising disorders when in adulthood, especially amongst girls.
How is mental health treatment burdened by geography?
People living in urban areas have better access to mental health care, as well as lower costs, than those living in rural areas – generating a crisis of geographical location.
Forged in fire: The environmental health risks of wildfires
Here, Pamela J. Lein discusses the environmental health risks of wildfires.
Transgender mental health: What age is best to begin hormone treatment?
A new study finds that transgender people who begin hormone treatment in adolescence have better mental health, than those waiting until adulthood.
Increased use of mental health drugs in patients with heart disease
According to a new study, nearly one in five patients with heart disease use mental health drugs, leading to almost a doubled risk of premature deaths with the condition.
Consistent fantasy football players at risk of poor mental health
According to a new study, a quarter of Fantasy Football players have admitted that the game negatively impacts their mental health.
Mental Health Europe
Open Access Government (January 2022)
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"Happy to see this topic receive visibility amongst your readership.
"Looking forward to working with you again."
Jackie Mellese
Communications Manager
Mental Health Europe
www.mhe-sme.org
Nurdles: Tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & a growing environmental health threat
Pamela Lein, University of California, Davis, explains nurdles - tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & growing environmental threat
Preventing burnout: Supporting mental health in the workplace
Nicola Hemmings, Workplace Scientist at Koa Health, and Dr Claire Vowell, Counselling Psychologist, discuss the growing problem of burnout
A WHO perspective on mental health
Dr Florence Baingana, Regional Advisor, Mental Health and Substance Abuse at WHO African Region speaks about mental health and why it is so important today
Mental Health First Aid research in rural Texas
Dr Lakshmi Mahadevan describes a multi-level intervention program that is helping to offset the negative impacts of lack of access and social isolation by providing a pathway to reducing stigma, prevention, timely intervention and recovery from mental health challenges that was hitherto unavailable to rural Texans.
