Behavioral Health - On The Job
One of the greatest challenges organizations face is overcoming the misconceptions and stigmas that surround mental health issues in the workplace. At GetFit.SAMHSA.GOV, we provide you with quick facts and information about issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. This valuable information will help you cope and better understand mental health in order to create a healthier, less stressful work environment.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers who must take time off because of stress, anxiety, or a related disorder will be off the job for about 20 days.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
At home, in the office, on the railroad, on an airplane, or even underground— wherever you may work— all of us should be aware of steps we can take to avoid work related stressors.
- One-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives.
- Three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation ago.
- Health care expenditures are nearly 50 percent greater for workers who report high levels of stress.
- Nearly one-half of large companies in the United States provide some type of stress management training for their workforce.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Visit SAMHSA's SAMHSA's Workplace Resource Center
[http://workplace.samhsa.gov]
for centralized access to information about drug-free workplaces and related topics.
Visit the NIOSH Workplace Solution's
Workplace Solution's
[www.cdc.gov/niosh/pubs/workplace_date_desc_nopubnumbers.html]
homepage which offers easy-to-understand, easy-to-access, and easy-to-use recommendations that turn the results of NIOSH research into occupational safety and health practices.
Check out OSHA's latest e-tools in English and Spanish "stand-alone", interactive, Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics.