In any one year, around one million Australian adults have depression, and more than 2 million have anxiety.
Untreated mental health conditions cost Australian employers $10.9 billion every year through absenteeism, reduced productivity and compensation claims (see PwC, ‘Creating a mentally healthy workplace: return on investment analysis’).
Organisations can reduce these costs by being proactive in creating mentally healthy and safe workplaces and supporting employees in periods of mental health unwellness.
In this section, you will find information about the current state of play for mental health in the workplace, the business case for creating mentally healthy workplaces, some leading practices for mental health at work, and case studies of mentally healthy workplaces in action.
Explore definitions, key issues and the state of play.
Find out why your organisation should take action.
Learn how to take a leading practice approach.
Check out DCA's research on this topic.
Register for an upcoming event on this topic.
Access recordings of past events on this topic.
Jessie Williams shares a personal story about how her workplace supported her through grief, and shares insights and advice about how other organisations can be there for their employees.
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Our research found that workplaces can have both a positive and a negative impact on workers’ mental health.
