Mental Health in the Workplace
卫生局局长对工作场所心理健康的关注反映了美国心脏协会的倡议
健康的工作场所有利于更健康的人和社区.S. surgeon general, whose recent landmark report 关于工作场所心理健康和幸福的研究补充了美国心脏协会的研究 Well-being Works Better initiative.
“当工人的心理健康受到影响时, so do workplace productivity, creativity and retention,” said Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy.
该报告是由COVID-19大流行对美国工作的深刻影响推动的. The numbers are startling:
- 76% of U.S. workers in a 2021 survey reported 至少有一种精神疾病的症状例如焦虑或抑郁，仅在两年内就上升了17%.
- 81%的员工说他们会找工作 为支持心理健康的工作场所 in the future.
卫生局局长向那些希望支持员工心理健康和福祉的组织提出了一个包含五个要素的框架，并包括了这样做的循证实践.
以下是五个基本要素，以及雇主如何提升它们:
- Protection from harm: Ensure physical and psychological safety; allow adequate rest; provide mental health support and policies that promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
- Connection and community: Encourage a sense of inclusion and belonging; cultivate trusted relationships; promote collaboration and teamwork.
- Work-life harmony: Provide more autonomy on how work is done; make schedules as flexible and predictable as possible; increase access to paid leave; respect boundaries between work and nonwork time.
- Mattering at work: Pay a living wage; engage workers in decision-making; build a culture of gratitude and recognition; connect individual work to organizational mission.
- Opportunities for growth: Offer training, education and mentoring; create clear, equitable pathways for advancement; ensure relevant, reciprocal feedback.
卫生局局长将工作场所称为“精神健康和幸福的引擎”,” which is how the Well-being Works Better Scorecard assesses them as well. The scorecard, developed with CEOs, industry leaders and AHA volunteers, helps businesses build a healthier, 通过基于证据的评估和分析，促进公平和高效的劳动力.
这两项努力都确定了类似的成功基础:安全、保障、公平和机会. The scorecard goes further, 生成数据，确定企业可以在计划和政策中做出的实质性改变，以改变其工作环境.
