OR World Mental Health Day celebrated every year on October 10, it is an opportunity to show that no one facing challenges in their mental health should feel and be alone, emphasized the Ministry of Health in today’s message.
And it continues:
“Health is a basic human right for everyone and this includes the right to mental health.
Mental health is about protecting against risks that harm mental resilience, it includes meeting the need for available, accessible, acceptable and quality care and finally, of course, it includes freedom, independence and integration in the community ensure. This year the global community is concerned in the field of work related to mental health.
Work can and should provide a livelihood but also be a source of meaning, purpose and joy.
Working adults spend more hours working than in any other activity during the day. For too many people, however, work is far from ideal, failing to improve their lives and degrading their mental health and well-being, leading to excessive stress and mental health problems.
Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are common in workplaces, affecting productivity, attendance and overall performance. Finally, people with mental health problems experience exclusion or difficulty integrating and staying in a work environment. Today, around the world, it is recognized that addressing the mental health needs of employees not only leads to individuals, but also to healthy and effective organizations and businesses. The evidence consistently shows that promoting mental health in the workplace benefits people, companies and communities.
The goal is clear: to support mental health in the workplace and develop best practices that will create cultures where employees are empowered to contribute productively and thrive.
In the context of the Completion of the Psychiatric Reform and Law 5129/2024, particular emphasis was placed on the policies and process to integrate people with mental health problems into the labor market through CoiSPE. The National Network of Mental Health Services which will begin its operation from 1 January 2025 will aim to develop initiatives by the local Regional Networks of Mental Health Services according to the Ministry of Health to prevent and promote mental health in the workplace.
The National Action Plan for Mental Health
In addition, the Ministry of Health already has two of the ten total Work-related or Work-related axes in the National Action Plan for Mental Health 2021-2030. In this context and with resources from the Recovery and Resilience Fund, 4 Employee Support Day Centers (3 in Attica and 1 in Thessaloniki) have been created and have been operating for a year to promote the mental health and well-being of employees and managed. issues related to mental health in the workplace, where citizens can receive services free of charge.
Finally, three months ago, with funds from the National Development Programme, the Ministry of Health launched the operation of five Specialist Employment Support Offices whose aim is to find and maintain work for people with serious psychosocial problems and people on the spectrum of autism with moderate and high. operating. With all of the above, the Ministry of Health strengthens and protects mental health in the workplace by ensuring modern, free, specialized and innovative services for all citizens, prioritizing mental health.