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What is a mentally healthy workplace?

Prosper Health Collective

Mentally healthy workplace assist in reducing psychosocial risks and injuries and have a numbers of benefits for employees and organisations such as: Supporting employees to perform at their best. Address psychosocial hazards and risk factors at work – Risks should be identified, assessed, controlled and monitored.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

Social workers help patients eliminate psychosocial stressors such as homelessness, loss of job, divorce, and loneliness that may have led to their use of substances. Social workers provide counseling and psychotherapy services to patients in recovery.

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Is There a Link between Childhood Trauma and Heart Disease?

Stop Abuse Campaign

As you can imagine, the constant exposure to psychosocial and environmental stress across the life of childhood trauma survivors are directly relevant in development of cardiovascular disease. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. In fact, 1.9 That’s right. What are ACEs?

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

Social workers help patients eliminate psychosocial stressors such as homelessness, loss of job, divorce, and loneliness that may have led to their use of substances. SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives and strive to reach their full potential.