Why Companies Need to Care About Employees with Mental Illness and the Skills They Offer

Snap Out of It! is talking to Christina McCarthy of One Mind at Work, the leading brain health nonprofit committed to healing the lives of people impacted by brain illness and injury through global, collaborative action. Christina is going to talk about both the moral and the business case for making workplaces accessible to those with mental illness and how her past experiences have driven her to care deeply about mental illness. She’s also going to talk about the unique gifts that those with mental illness offer a workplace. If you want to hear how people with mental illness can positively impact workplaces, this is the interview for you. For the transcript and more about the podcast, see http://snapoutotitpodcast.com About Christina McCarthy Christina McCarthy is the Executive Director of One Mind at Work, a nonprofit that brings together over 150 leading global employers committed to the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce. Christina came to One Mind at Work with over 15 years in the nonprofit sector, focusing on building capacity and business strategy to support long-term sustainability and impact. She started her career in public health operations, and in her most recent role prior to One Mind at Work led the Corporate Partnerships unit at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. As Executive Director, Christina partners directly with One Mind at Work’s member organizations to assess current workplace mental health efforts and identify opportunities to improve existing programs and increase access and utilization. Christina holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Hoboken, NJ, with her husband and daughter.