Next Generation Workplace Mental Health
October 24, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
What Leaders Need to Know & Do About Mental Health Among Millennials:
As the millennial generation progresses upwards in organization, they appear especially vulnerable due to a number of factors.
How do employers need to adjust their approach in response to this demographic change? Recent Cigna research for example identified social isolation as a particular challenge among the young while other data indicates that 20% of those between 13 and 18 live with a mental health condition and suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 24. And what about the impact of technology with a generation that has never known a world without the smartphone?
Drawing on his experience both with LEAD and work with employers with the MindsetGo Foundation, Mark Altman will explore this generational aspect of mental health. He will examine how employers need to respond with proactive communication skills, understanding, initiatives and resources, but also how all leaders need to examine their own behaviors to ensure they are modelling healthy work and life practices for the young as they enter employment.