WESSA Groen Sebenza Handbook 2021

Mental Health Wellbeing

Mental Health Wellbeing is increasingly included in conversations around holistic employer wellness. This is because the stigmas of mental health is slowly dropping. Young people are becoming more comfortable speaking about their struggle with mental health. Mental health in the workplace is as important as physical health. Some workplaces may still be playing catch up when it comes to dealing with mental health wellbeing. The truth is, it affects productivity if undiagnosed and can even lead to revenue loss for an organisation.

Stress and anxiety can become heightened by work pressures and deadlines. It is important to understand your own state of mind and find someone to express your needs to. Ideally, to your mentor, peer mentor or line manager.

Reach out to external resources to help you manage your distress.

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