A framework to create more mentally healthy workplaces: A viewpoint

@article{Petrie2018AFT,
  title={A framework to create more mentally healthy workplaces: A viewpoint},
  author={Katherine Petrie and Sadhbh Joyce and Leona Tan and Max Henderson and Anya Johnson and Helena Nguyen and Matthew Modini and Markus Groth and Nicholas Glozier and Samuel B. Harvey},
  journal={Australian \& New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry},
  year={2018},
  volume={52},
  pages={15 - 23}
}
Mental illness is now the leading cause of long-term sickness absence among Australian workers, with significant costs to the individual, their employers and society more broadly. However, to date, there has been little evidence-informed guidance as to what workplaces should be doing to enhance their employees’ mental health and wellbeing. In this article, we present a framework outlining the key strategies employers can implement to create more mentally healthy workplaces. The five key… 
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