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United Nations Agencies Offer Guidance To Address Workplace Mental Health

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United Nations agencies are warning that employers need to do much more to address mental health issues in the workplace. It’s time to focus on the detrimental effect work can have on our mental health,” said Dr. “It’s time to focus on the detrimental effect work can have on our mental health,” said Dr. Ghebreyesus. .

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How do I have agency? How Jewel became a mental health advocate She reflects on the fact that when she moved out of her house as a 15-year-old, even if she knew how to find a therapist, she wouldn’t have had the money for one. As a result, terms like “ mental health ,” “advocate” and “trauma” were not a part of her lexicon.

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

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It wasn’t until her white counterparts reported similar incidents that her department finally took action. The experience took a toll on her mental health. Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. I was good at what I did.”

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D.C. Faces $800M Budget Shortfall As Remote Work Leaves Government Buildings Vacant

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By using cellphone data, an independent agency known as the Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB) revealed that, on average, federal agencies only used 12% of their headquarters space in the nation’s capital last year. It’s projected that D.C. will face an $800 million budgetary deficit for the fiscal year 2025. The post D.C.

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Wunderman Thompson's 2021 Future 100 Trends Report

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The 2021 edition of the annual Wunderman Thompson Future 100 report was released last year.    It's one of our favorite trend reports.  Trends span culture, tech and innovation, travel and hospitality, brands and marketing, food and drink, beauty, retail, health, work and finance.

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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There are barriers for specific minority groups to access mental health support in the workplace. Personalized mental health support is a solution to improving mental health outcomes at work, but this requires training, understanding, and insight into individual needs. According to Mental Health U.K., In the U.K.,

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Millions of people are living with poor air quality, placing their health and lives at risk

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IQAir has published its sixth Annual World Air Quality Report , which reveals troubling details of worldwide pollution in 2023. The report is an annual air quality analysis that tracks worldwide exposure to harmful levels of PM2.5 microns in diameter, is the primary air quality indicator for the World Air Quality Report.

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