Prevention & Promotion
Occupation-Specific Mental Health Issues
PTSD
Make the pain go away
"My journey from illness, through recovery, to now began after I was released from the military and my social support network was removed from me. There were many days that I would go home and sit in front of the computer, but all I could think about was, how can I get rid of myself? How can I end it all to make the pain go away? I never had a plan to kill myself, but I felt so worthless and useless.
Things began to get better when I started therapy. I hated it. I hated going, but I took it seriously. Eventually I began to heal. The work still continues. I still have "those" days, but they are few and far between. Wellness is a life long journey."
More from Marvin can be found in Working Through It
There are stressors and unique factors that may impact the mental health of employees in certain sectors of the workforce. Each section highlights some of the issues and suggests some approaches employers and organizations can adopt to address these concerns.
- Human Services Professionals
- Call Centre Workers
- Educators
- Emergency Services Personnel
- Dangerous Industry Workers
- High Tech Workers
- Shift Workers
- Military and Paramilitary Personnel
Resources
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