Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community

My slides from my presentation at The Combine 2016 #Combine2016

1. STRONGER THAN FEAR
 MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY Ed Finkler • @OSMIHelp • OSMIhelp.org The Combine 2016 • #osmi
2.  WHO I AM
3.    graphstory.com
4.  AN INFORMAL SURVEY
5.  MY DIAGNOSES
6.  GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
7.  ADULT ADHD
8.  I TAKE MEDS
9.  I SEE A THERAPIST
10.  IT IMPACTS MY WORK EVERY DAY
11.  SOMETIMES IT GIVES ME POWERS
12.  SOMETIMES IT RUINS ME
13.  HOW IT AFFECTS US
14.  1 IN 5
15.  DISEASE BURDEN
16.  ECONOMIC COST http://www.fccmh.org/resources/docs/EconomicBurdenofMentalIllness.pdf ๏ Mental health conditions are the second leading cause of workplace absenteeism ๏ Workers w/ depression lose 5.6 hrs/week
 Workers w/o depression lose 1.5 hrs/week ๏ Depression: $43.7 billion in absenteeism from work (200m days lost), lost productivity & direct treatment
17.  MENTAL HEALTH IN TECH
    SURVEY RESULTS US Non-self employed only; as of 9/13/2014 http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog
18.  Do you think that discussing a health issue with your employer would have negative consequences? Mental Physical http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog
19.  Would you bring up a health issue with a potential employer in an interview? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog Mental Physical
20.  Does your employer provide resources to learn more about mental health issues and how to seek help? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog
21.  SICK WORKERS DON’T WORK
22.  CHANGE IS HARD
23.  1. TAKE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID mentalhealthfirstaid.org info@mentalhealthfirstaid.org 202.684.3736
24.  2. TELL PEOPLE
25.  3. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO CHANGE
26.  WHAT’S THE UPSIDE?
27.  MENTAL WELLNESS = BETTER EMPLOYEES http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf
28.  DEMONSTRATE YOUR VALUES http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf
29.  PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf
30.  I NEED YOUR HELP 2016 Mental Health In Tech Survey: j.mp/osmisurvey2016 Videos, Slides, Resources: OSMIHelp.org
31.  THANK YOU FOR LISTENING OSMIhelp.org • j.mp/osmisurvey2016