No, I am not talking about the dust bunnies (you can sweep those under the carpet if you want but ultimately the carpet will get so bumpy that you can’t do it any longer).
Unfortunately, the analogy with dust bunnies means that ignoring mental illness in employment and training may mean that the issues ultimately create a problem that can not be ignored.
Andy Wasely, from the City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development (CSD), writing in Broadsheet (Issue 176 (Winter 2010)), explains that, despite increasing awareness, mental health remains a taboo subject.
Useful websites for advisers:
- MIND – the mental health charity www.mind.org.uk
- Young Minds – a charity supporting young people with mental health problems www.youngminds.org.uk
- Direct Gov – information for employers on disability discrimination laws http://tinyurl.com/direct-gov-mental-health
- Time to Change – a campaign against mental health stigma www.time-to-change.org.uk
- Mental health in education and training – CSD briefing note http://tinyurl.com/CSD-mental-health
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