For our first webinar, Deputy Director of SANE Australia, Paul Morgan, talked about the scope and impact of mental illness on the workforce and what employers and employees can do to accommodate it.
You can view the recording in our archive at: http://dee-village.org.au/webinar/good-mental-healthgood-business
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Whether dealing with counter staff, call centres or other customer service outlets, people living with a mental illness often feel they are treated differently and, on occasion, discriminated against.
Meanwhile, in banks, post offices and other centres around the country, customer service workers may encounter someone who seems anxious, confused or distressed because of the effects of mental illness. Feedback suggests staff often feel they don’t know how to deal with people in these situations.
From the SANE Australia webinar at http://dee-village.org.au/webinar/september-webinar-good-mental-healthgood-business
Improving community understanding of mental illness - ‘mental health literacy’ - is at the core of our mission . . .From this will flow earlier diagnosis and treatment, improved social attitudes, media coverage and funding for services.
The Silent Epidemic is a sensitive and poignant science documentary screening as part of SBS’s Secrets of the Human Body season, which seeks to understand the mindset of those who self-injure and explores a radical treatment through a world-first experiment.
SANE Media Centre have provided the producers with guidance and advice throughout the production process and believe The Silent Epidemic will be of interest to yourself and the wider mental health sector.
The Silent Epidemic screens on Sunday 12th December 8.30pm SBS ONE
Author: One of a series of research bulletins produced by SANE Australia
