Not just back to work blues?
- 9 Jan 07, 3:43 PM
Whether you went back to work last week or only started back yesterday after the Christmas and New Year break, the dark days and wintry weather don't exactly help us to overcome the "back to work blues". But the , a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for disabled people and those in ill health, is pointing out that those familiar feelings could be a sign of something far deeper: mental health problems.
To back up their new report - - they are encouraging bosses and employers not to simply dismiss problems their staff may be having as being part of the New Year slump, but to take an active role in monitoring any difficulties. They point out that one person in every four experiences some kind of mental health problem during their lives, and further adds that 54% of Incapacity Benefit claimants state that their main reason for still being on IB is because of mental health issues - either directly or because their continued circumstances impact on their mental wellbeing.
Find out more, and read the key findings from the research, on the .
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