sane australia: helping people affected by mental illness lead a better life by overcoming stigma...
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SANE Australia:Helping People
Affected By Mental IllnessLead A Better Life
By Overcoming Stigmaand Discrimationin the workplace
Pulman on the Park29 October 2015
Presentation
• Sane Overview• The Mental Health Landscape• Stigma– What is it?– In the Workplace– What we need to do
SANE Overview
• 29 years helping people affected by mental illness – Community born– Work directly with people affected– Person first, illness second
• Good standing in mental health sector– Leader in stigma reduction – Provider of clear, concise, authoritative information– Independent voice and strong collaborator
Australia’s Mental Health Challenge
Stigma persists…huge human and
financial costs
KnowledgeAttitude
Behaviour
Do you know a Colleague with Depression?
• Europe: 1 in 2
• Australia: 1 in 3
Knowledge of Depression
• Australians: better knowledge of general symptoms than Europe• Australians: much better
knowledge of signs of depression at work
If diagnosed with depression, would you tell your family?
• Europe – 10% said no • Australia – 13% said no
Did you disclose to your Employer?
• Europe – 25% did not disclose• Australia – 41% did not disclose
Europe Australia
It’s private 49% 47%
They wouldn’t understand 30% 39%
They wouldn’t know how to support 12% 23%
I didn’t want to burden my employer 9% 17%
Jesse Millar
Diagnosis: Asset Management Lead (Senior
Engineer)BMT Design and Technology
Jackie Lane
Diagnosis:Board Secretary and Assistant to the CommissionerVictorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
National Stigma Reduction Initiative
1. 5 year 2. Social Contact at core3. Championed by political leaders across
parties and governments4. Measure results5. Unified theme but targetted
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