EPISODE · Sep 19, 2022 · 25 MIN
Declining Mental Health and Suicide Risk
from IHSA Safety Podcast
Everyone has mental health concerns from time to time. But what some may consider “normal”challenges can develop into a mental illness if left unaddressed. A mental illness is a medicallydiagnosed disorder that affects how a person thinks, behaves, and interacts with others. It canhave a prolonged, negative effect on quality of life.• By age 40, about 50% of people will have—or will have had—a mental illness.• Approximately 11 Canadians die by suicide each day—about 4,000 people annually.Compare that to workplace-related fatalities, which are about three daily, or 1,017 per yearResources mentioned during the podcast can be located below, and within IHSA’s Assessing Your Mental Health Safety Talk.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Everyone has mental health concerns from time to time. But what some may consider “normal” challenges can develop into a mental illness if left unaddressed. A mental illness is a medically diagnosed disorder that affects how a person thinks, behaves, and interacts with others. It can have a prolonged, negative effect on quality of life. • By age 40, about 50% of people will have—or will have had—a mental illness. • Approximately 11 Canadians die by suicide each day—about 4,000 people annually. Compare that to workplace-related fatalities, which are about three daily, or 1,017 per year Resources mentioned during the podcast can be located below, and within IHSA’s Assessing Your Mental Health Safety Talk.
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