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Mental Health First Aid: The Critical Skill Set Every Workplace Needs

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It’s standard practice to have multiple employees in every organization qualified in first aid so they can attend to physical injuries until professional medical help arrives. However, the same consideration is seldom extended toward mental stress and strain—otherwise known as mental health first aid—and that needs to change.

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. There’s a lot of research that shows that Black women who are encountering discrimination problems in the workplace experience poor health outcomes that hurt their overall health and well-being,” Frye says.

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Neurodiversity In The Workplace Is Redefining How Companies Operate

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“Neurodivergent” is a non-medical term to describe differences in brain function due to a variety of factors. Neurodivergent” is a non-medical term to describe differences in brain function due to a variety of factors. Everyone should have access to resources and support through mentorship and mental health programs.

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Looking for accurate health information online? 6 tips to find it, from a doctor

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Many people want to do their own medical research online, and they should. Having quality information about any health condition should be a right, not a privilege. But getting quality medical information matters, because you will only be an empowered patient if you have accurate information. And yes, snake oil is alluring.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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They are in abundance as developers jump on the corporate wellness train: there are mental health apps with therapists in your pocket. The report also shows that mental health disorders cost $1 trillion in lost productivity every year, pointing to the necessity of mental health and wellness programs in making a dent in these losses.

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Flexibility In Design: Turning A Workplace Into An Outdoor Oasis

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Enhancing the outdoors to create more workable areas and bringing the outdoors in with biophila and natural light are ways to improve quality of life in a workplace environment and promote flexibility in a formerly traditional office. The Georgia BIOSCIENCE training facility has floor-to-ceiling windows opening up directly to nature.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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Training records. Records relating to promotion, demotion, transfer, or layoff. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Medical leave of absence requests. Family and Medical Leave Act paperwork.

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