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3 ways to improve mental well-being at work in 2023.
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Here's how workplaces can boost employee mental health:
How can workplaces effectively support mental health?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first ever guidelines on mental health at work, funded by Wellcome.

Together with Wellcome and the World Economic Forum, WHO is urging employers to use these guidelines to inform their workplace mental health strategy.
Employers can also play a critical role in working with researchers to fill crucial gaps in the evidence base.
With depression and anxiety estimated to cost the global economy over $1 trillion per year in lost productivity, policymakers and employers have long debated how workplaces can most effectively support mental health. Now, for the first time, WHO is publishing evidence-based guidelines which can start to answer this question.
Workplaces can play an important role in mental health. Research from Edelman, across seven countries, found that 78% of employees trust their employers, making employers a potentially powerful source of support for mental health. Work can help protect and promote good mental health, but it can also contribute to potential harm. However, despite growing interest and investment in workplace mental health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we still know very little about the most effective approaches.
New guidelines to address workplace mental health

To address this, WHO developed guidelines on mental health at work, with funding from Wellcome. Working with experts all over the world, WHO identified a huge volume of evidence. Based on a smaller subset of the most up-to-date, relevant and robust studies, the guidelines set out how employers can use organisational, managerial, and individual interventions to support and manage mental health at work. They also provide recommendations on how employers can support both those returning to work after a mental health related absence and those with mental health conditions looking to gain employment.
Where next for businesses wanting to support workplace mental health?

WHO’s guidelines, published alongside a Policy Brief co-authored with the International Labour Organization, should be the go-to resource for any employer looking to enhance their approach to supporting workplace mental health. We now need employers to take forward these findings, implement the recommendations and share their lessons learned.
The WHO guidelines are a starting point, which mark an important moment in our understanding of workplace mental health. However, WHO’s research identified significant gaps in the current evidence base and a critical need to improve the quality of the research.
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