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Japan’s Young Workforce Confronts Mental Health Crisis

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Recent findings from the Japan Productivity Centre indicate a significant rise in mental health issues among young employees, particularly those in their teens and twenties, where the prevalence has escalated to 43.9%, up from 29% in 2021. This uptick also extends to workers in their thirties, with a new high of 26.8%.

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How to Make Your Office Setup Ergonomic—And Avoid Health Issues

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From 2019 to 2021, the amount of American workers logging in remotely more than tripled. Potential health issues caused by a non-ergonomic office setup Ergonomic setups maximize efficiency and comfort while protecting your body from experiencing certain health issues. Check out these helpful products.

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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. Workplace discrimination and Black women’s health Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, points out that women of color are more likely to experience sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination. “I was like an outsider in my department.”

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Young people should be the main focus of mental health efforts

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And the economic consequences are greatest for those whose poor mental health comes alongside poor educational outcomes, with one-in-three young non-graduates with a CMD currently workless, according to new Resolution Foundation research. As a result, more than half a million 18-24-year-olds were prescribed anti-depressants in 2021-22.

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In Retirement, Olympic Gold-Medalist Michael Phelps Is a Mental Health Advocate

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He has been transparent about his mental health struggles , including describing a crippling bout with depression in which he didn’t leave his room for four days. Mental health is an extremely complicated issue, and optimism is not a simple cause and effect. I pick up small things here and there.”. But it’s a learning process.

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13 Best Meditation Apps to Add Mindfulness to Your Self-Care Routine [2021]

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In fact, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health makes clear the health benefits of mediation. But only a small fraction of adults meditate regularly, despite the increases in health and well-being meditative exercises provide. Each of these benefits contributes to greater physiological health.

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MBO Partners 10 Future of Work Predictions for 2021

Small Business Labs

   One of the most popular futurist forecasts in the late 1990s was that large corporations would soon disappear and be replaced by virtual corporations made up of lots of independent workers.   Last week MBO Partners released their annual future of work predictions for the coming year. 

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