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

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It’s hard to imagine Jewel—full name Jewel Kilcher—wrote it when she was just 17, two years after leaving an unstable home environment, moving into her own cabin and then leaving Alaska to study operatic voice at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. After school, she moved to San Diego. Did a religion owe me that? Who did owe me that?”

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

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Her manager, she said, would make sexualized jokes, resulting in what Watson felt was a hostile work environment. “It The experience took a toll on her mental health. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. A trauma-like effect on Black women’s health For more than 15 years, Sierra Carter, Ph.D.,

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Trust-Building in Remote Work: The Synergy Between Telehealth And Employee Well-being

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In remote settings, employers often grapple with ensuring that their staff are in good health and well-being, especially as these factors directly influence productivity and engagement. An organization that actively invests in their health and well-being through cutting-edge healthcare solutions gains a competitive edge.

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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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According to a 2022 study that appeared in the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences across four public schools in Nicaragua, teachers often work while ill because economically, they have to. One of the reasons is because there’s a feeling in the healthcare system that “as long as you can stand upright, you can do the job,” she says.

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Revive Your Coworking Space With A Wellness Program

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Even prior to the pandemic, coworking spaces were known for their wellness-oriented offerings, with some brands even basing their whole value system in supporting the health of members. Wellness can mean a lot of things to different people, especially in terms of an environment.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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A myriad of certification systems can make it difficult to compare the health and environmental properties of building materials. Cork walls, green building materials and reused office furniture are ways BBC Studios’ new Bristol office promotes health and well-being.

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