It's time to talk: a study of the experiences of people with mental health in the workplace

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2016
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Pelletier, Shawn
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In Canada mental health related concerns are estimated to cost the economy $20-$50 billion annually. 500,000 Canadian each week have to take time off of work because of a mental health disability. This study explores the experiences of people living with a mental health disability in the workplace. The goal is to provide an opportunity to highlight many of the obstacles they face every day. This study relies on qualitative methodologies, using semi-structured interviews to get a more detailed understanding of their experiences. This study not only highlights the perceptions, experience and challenges of people living with a mental health disability, it highlights coping strategies and suggestions for building mentally health workplaces. The participant’s personal narratives can help by providing a chance for a community to build and be used to challenge the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health.

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Mental health, Mental illness, Disability, Disability Studies, Invisible disability, Chronic illness, Story telling, Personal narratives, Employment, Workforce, Policy development, Community building, Stigma and discrimination, human resources, Accomodation, Reasonable Accomodation
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