Nearly half of workers in the UK would not be happy to reveal a mental health problem at work,
a new survey reveals.
This is sad but hardly suprising news, as mental health stigma still seems incredibly strong. A recent
discussion on CareSpace illustrated that even workers in social care, which would probably be more enlightened on these issues than other sectors, would have second thoughts about disclosing mental health problems.
Of course
World Mental Health Day is on Friday and it will be interesting to see if it gets any decent coverage.
Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/mental-health/2008/10/mental-health-stigma-at-work-h.html
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