With almost half of all Australians experiencing mental health concerns during their peak working life, it has never been more important for organisations to know how to support their employees. A recently released report commissioned by beyondblue (the report)[1], explains that, health implications for employees aside, untreated mental health conditions are costing Australian organisations around $10.9 billion per year through absenteeism, presenteeism (when the employee is at work but is less productive) and compensation. This is alarming enough without mentioning that there are more deaths caused by workplace-related suicides per year than there are on our roads nationally[2].
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