Today is World Mental Health Day, and the theme this year is Mental Health At Work. So it's a good time to share this study (N = 46,336), which suggests that individual-level MH interventions at work are not effective at improving wellbeing onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... - ThreadSky

lucyfoulkes.bsky.social • 259 days ago

Today is World Mental Health Day, and the theme this year is Mental Health At Work.

So it's a good time to share this study (N = 46,336), which suggests that individual-level MH interventions at work are not effective at improving wellbeing

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irj.12418

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lucyfoulkes.bsky.social•259 days ago

Specifically, those who have individual-level MH interventions at work - like mindfulness workshops and resilience training - do not have higher wellbeing

Suggests that structural changes (pay, work hours, work conditions) may be a more effective thing to target to improve wellbeing/MH

mindfulinthecity.bsky.social•257 days ago

I teach mindfulness to university students. The environment is toxic for many. Sure the study or workplace needs changing.. but there is a case for "body armour" when you are going into the battle to change things.

lucyfoulkes.bsky.social•257 days ago

yes I agree, I think it's a balance isn't it - environment shouldn't be unnecessarily stressful, but there's always room to help support people respond to/cope with the stress they're facing. I guess it's just that the latter shouldn't be done while ignoring the former

jfk-the-wanderer.bsky.social•258 days ago

This is timely as we are in the process of selecting an EAP provider. Based on this, it seems we should be paying close attention to the reasons our employees are seeking therapy or coaching and ensure we address any trends.

johnameen.bsky.social•259 days ago

Is there any research about companies, organizations, etc., having on-staff therapists where employees can go when/if they want? I’ve always wondered what the impact would be on teachers and staff if they went at least once a month.

lucyfoulkes.bsky.social•259 days ago

Not off the top of my head no, but I would be interested to find out. I suspect it would depend on the competency of the therapist, how many sessions they could offer, etc (therapy isn't always good!). Also would depend on structural factors + whether these can change (eg teachers' working hours)

ipanalysis.bsky.social•259 days ago

And what the therapy is for

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