News articles
18 Sep 2018
The latest episode of DCA's The Art of Inclusion podcast, ‘Talking Heads’, looks at the role leaders play in creating mentally healthy workplaces and the importance of admitting vulnerability.
Mental Health
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.1 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.
News
Stop seeing mental health in the workplace through a lens of deficit and risk - DCA Oration with The Hon Julia Gillard
News articles
27 Jul 2018
The Hon Julia Gillard AC, delivering the DCA Anna McPhee Memorial Oration tells Australian businesses to see diversity and inclusion (D&I) through a different lens, with mental health as a key focus.
The Hon Julia Gillard: Workplaces need to embrace mental health in D&I
Media releases
26 Jul 2018
Delivering DCA's Oration, The Hon Julia Gillard AC, Chair of beyondblue and former Prime Minister, said Australian businesses need to see diversity and inclusion (D&I) through a different lens, with mental health as a key focus.
Perspectives
If you ask 'Are You OK?' Be prepared for the answer
Blog
08 Sep 2021
If employers ask Are You Ok, they must be equipped to deal with the answer.
Workplace mental health adds up
Blog
26 Apr 2021
Guest Blog by Kathy Bond, Workplace Engagement Manager at Mental Health First Aid outlines the importance of mental health as an OHS issue
Mental health first aid | Featuring Joel Clapham
Q&A
09 Oct 2020
DCA CEO Lisa Annese, spoke with Joel Clapham, the Founder and Chief Mental Health Champ of Hearten Up, a program dedicated to mental health first aid and suicide prevention training.
Coming events
24 Nov 2021
Statistics show that women experience some mental health conditions at higher rates than men, such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD and self-harm. In contrast, men are more likely to suicide. At our next Mental Health Network, we take a look at the evidence and how workplaces can adopt gender lens in their approaches to mental health.
09 Jun 2022
DCA works in partnership with members to generate ground breaking diversity research that enables Australian organisations to fully leverage the benefits of a diverse talent pool. Only DCA members can access the research reports in full. Summary information only is available to the general public. DCA research is ahead of the curve, drives business improvement, is practice focused, speaks to the Australian context and considers all diversity dimensions.
13 Oct 2022
At this event, we will discover how to improve managers' understanding of common mental ill health issues in the workplace and build their skills to support staff experiencing a mental health condition.
Webcasts from past events
13 Oct 2020
At this DCA webinar we investigate what mental health first aid is and how intervening and providing initial support for staff experiencing difficulties is critical, both for the individuals themselves and for the wider organisation.
Hosted by Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd
11 May 2020
As COVID-19 continues to impact people’s health, wellbeing and livelihoods across the globe, staying mentally healthy is a huge challenge, especially given the changes to our everyday lives and onslaught of negative daily news.