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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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5 Ways Immersive Audio Can Boost Workplace Wellness And Productivity

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Immersive audio can help reduce stress, increase employee satisfaction, and reduce burnout by creating a more enjoyable and comfortable work atmosphere. That often-distracting noise has long been a complaint of office workers, and worker expectations post pandemic have shifted even more toward finding an environment that feels more like home.

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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 Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work.

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Flexibility In Design: Turning A Workplace Into An Outdoor Oasis

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One way to do this is by utilizing the power of nature, which can have a profound impact on creating a happy, healthy and productive work environment. The Georgia BIOSCIENCE training facility has floor-to-ceiling windows opening up directly to nature. adults are at an all-time high. Bringing the outdoors in.

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Top Tech Jobs of 2024 and the Skills You Need To Land Them, According to Futurist Shivvy Jervis

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For example, it’s an effective way for medics and the engineers of the future to train without jeopardizing lives. It also lends well to remote or hybrid work environments. The Ideal Candidate : AR communications professionals should have some training in immersive reality or, at least, understand the medium.

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Bullying and the Effect on Your Brain

Bonnie Low-Krayman

According to Jennifer Fraser PhD , author of The Bullied Brain , the human brain is visibly harmed by the chronic stress and often devasting cruelty caused by prolonged bullying and incivility. PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur in both adults and children. They are less equipped to cope with the stress of feeling unsafe.

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Most women say menstruation symptoms have a negative impact on their work

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In response, the CIPD is calling on organisations to create awareness, tackle the stigma associated with menstruation and train managers to be confident, comfortable and inclusive when talking to employees about menstrual health.

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