1. WHY MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE?
INTEGRATING MENTAL HEALTH INTO WORKSITE
WELLNESS

2. WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
Mental health…
Involves the ability to function well and
successfully
Includes mood and overall
health/satisfaction with life

3. WHY DOES YOUR EMPLOYER CARE?
Healthcare costs
Job productivity
Overall health effects

4. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
Co-occurence with chronic disease
Personal costs
Life satisfaction

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6. WHY YOUR EMPLOYER CARES:
HEALTHCARE AND INSURANCE COSTS
Untreated mental illness has high costs to the
employer
High insurance costs
Loss of job productivity
Absenteeism and presenteeism

7. WHY YOUR EMPLOYER CARES:
PRODUCTIVITY
Work performance is negatively impacted
Lost days of work and productivity
Less effective/invested presence at work
Distraction and inability to focus
Less motivated

8. WHY YOUR EMPLOYER CARES:
OVERALL HEALTH
Mental health involves overall wellness
and physical health
Less likely to pursue healthy habits
High co-morbidity with chronic disease
Increased vulnerability to sickness and
accidents

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10. WHY YOU CARE:
CO-MORBIDITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE
Mental health is linked to incidence of
chronic disease
 Mental illness can occur from developing a chronic
disease
 Mental illness can bring about the onset of chronic
disease
 Examples:
 Asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.

11. WHY YOU CARE:
COSTS
Consequences of mental health include
high personal costs of time and money
 Decreased ability to concrete/accomplish tasks
 Develop habits that negatively affect health
 Affected by mental illness of other family members/in
the home

12. WHY YOU CARE:
LIFE SATISFACTION
Untreated mental illness impacts life
satisfaction
 Decreased enjoyment of activities, hobbies, etc.
 Detachment from social relationships
 Feelings of unworthiness
 Prolonged sadness, negative mood states
 Recurrent thoughts of death

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14. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH:
WHY SELF ASSESSMENT IS IMPORTANT
Untreated and undiagnosed mental
health issues negatively affect:
 Your lifestyle
 Your job performance
Assess yourself to improve your life

15. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH:
HOW TO SELF ASSESS
 Let the questions get you thinking
about the state of your mental
health
 You may want to start thinking about
addressing some potential issues

16. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Sleep Patterns:
 Have your sleep patterns changed,
resulting in too much or too little
sleep?
 Do you have difficulty getting out of
bed in the morning or falling asleep at
night?

17. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
View of Yourself:
 Do you find yourself thinking about
your flaws and shortcomings?
 Do you constantly think about mistakes
that you’ve made and focus on your
negative aspects?

18. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Interest:
 Has your interest changed in things
that you once enjoyed doing?
 Do you still find enjoyment in the
activities and people in your life?

19. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Energy Level:
 Do you find yourself to be restless and
need to pace around?
 Do you feel as though you’ve slowed
down, feel flat or dull, and have
difficulty getting through the day?
 Does it take great effort to do even the
simplest of things?

20. ASSESSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Weight:
 Have you experienced a significant
weight loss or gain?
 Lost or gained five pounds in the last
two weeks for reasons unexplained?

21. LEVELS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Severity of diagnosis differs
between individuals and mental
health issues
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
Substance Abuse (alcohol, drugs, etc.)

22. AVAILABLE & EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
Depending on severity, mental
health can be addressed with:
Improved lifestyle/health habits
Physical activity
Professional therapy
Medicine

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24. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?
How to maintain mental health
wellness:
Introduce / increase physical activity
Perform monthly self-checks
See a medical professional

25. HOW TO MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH
WELLNESS
Introduce physical activity
Walk, fins local trails/paths
Take physical activity breaks during the work
day
Join a gym
Find fun exercise classes/sporting activities
Play active games with the kids

26. HOW TO MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH
WELLNESS
Perform monthly self-checks
Self-assessments
Track mood
Notice self-harming thoughts

27. HOW TO MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH
WELLNESS
See a medical professional
Counseling
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Medication

28. Shanna Rogers
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Adult Worksite & Wellness Coordinator
 2-1-1: www.211maine.org
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207-795-5927~ rogerssh@cmhc.org
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www.asi-ne.org (In home support)
Common Ties Mental Health:
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www.commonties.org
R oc  Constellations Health Services:
www.yourwellbeing.org
L  Health Affiliates of Maine:
healthaffiliatesmaine.com
 NAMI Maine: www.namimaine.org
 St. Mary’s: www.stmarysmaine.com/
Community Clinical Outpatient
Counseling Services
 Sweetser: www.sweetser.org
 Tri-County Mental Health Services:
www.tcmhs.org