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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. The need for this (and the gap in the market for training) resulted in the development of an organizational body, called Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).

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Meditation Apps: Workplace Fad Or The Key To A Happier Workforce?

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However, meditation apps are just one of many resources; access to medical coverage and professional support is crucial. According to APA’s 2022 Work and Wellbeing Survey , 81% of individuals will be on the lookout for workplaces that support mental health when they apply for jobs in the future.

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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. In a 2022 Switzerland study , nearly 30% of primary care providers surveyed had skipped using sick time, despite how poorly they were feeling.

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support. The nonprofit also supplies the kids with locks, helmets, bike pumps and training wheels when necessary. But we forget that our social-emotional health is critical to the development of a successful adult.

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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 answer tends to lie in a totally anonymous survey, both at the start of programming and periodically throughout. There are gym memberships and bonuses for working out. Are they about to be parents?

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10 Healthy Habits: Why Not Now?

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Once you train your brain to look on the bright side, you’ll be able to keep thinking along those lines, even in stressful situations. Stop the train of runaway thoughts. Use a combination of smoking cessation medication (such as the patch) and coaching, such as 1-800-QUIT-NOW. Start the healthy habit of sleeping 8 hours.

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

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The latest findings from the CIPD’s report Menstruation and support at work, which surveyed more than 2,000 women, found that more than two thirds (69 percent) of women have a negative experience at work because of their menstruation symptoms.

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