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Prevention & Promotion
Assess the Situation
Understand where mental health related stigma lies and how it is experienced in your workplace. The best way to accomplish this, is through an employee poll or survey. While every organization is different, some concerns may be:
- Lack of understanding about mental health and mental illness
- Unsubstantiated fear of violence related to mental illness
- Perception that people with mental health issues cannot function or perform their duties
- Self oppression - fear or shame that prevents someone from seeking assistance
- Management's response to an employee with mental health issues
It's important that you invest enough time and effort preparing and implementing the survey as it will be the basis of your stigma awareness plan.
Last updated on: March 22, 2013
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