Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community

STRONGER THAN FEAR  MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY Ed
Finkler • @OSMIHelp • OSMIhelp.org Kalamazoo X 2016 • #kalx16 #kalx #osmi

@osmihelp WHO I AM

@osmihelp graphstory.com

@osmihelp AN INFORMAL SURVEY

@osmihelp MY DIAGNOSES

@osmihelp GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

@osmihelp ADULT ADHD

@osmihelp I TAKE MEDS

@osmihelp I SEE A THERAPIST

@osmihelp IT IMPACTS MY WORK EVERY DAY

@osmihelp SOMETIMES IT GIVES ME POWERS

@osmihelp SOMETIMES IT RUINS ME

@osmihelp HOW IT AFFECTS US

@osmihelp 1 IN 5

@osmihelp DISEASE BURDEN

@osmihelp 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

@osmihelp MENTAL HEALTH IN TECH SURVEY RESULTS US Non-self
employed only; as of 9/13/2014 http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

@osmihelp Do you think that discussing a health issue
with your employer would have negative consequences? Mental Physical http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

@osmihelp Would you bring up a health issue with
a potential employer in an interview? Mental Physical http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

@osmihelp Does your employer provide resources to learn more
about mental health issues and how to seek help? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

@osmihelp SICK WORKERS DON’T WORK

@osmihelp CHANGE IS HARD

@osmihelp 1. TAKE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID mentalhealthfirstaid.org [email protected]
202.684.3736

@osmihelp 2. TELL PEOPLE

@osmihelp 3. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO CHANGE

@osmihelp WHAT’S THE UPSIDE?

@osmihelp MENTAL WELLNESS = BETTER EMPLOYEES http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf

@osmihelp DEMONSTRATE YOUR VALUES http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf

@osmihelp PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf

@osmihelp I NEED YOUR HELP 2016 Mental Health In
Tech Survey: j.mp/osmisurvey2016 Videos, Slides, Resources: OSMIHelp.org

@osmihelp SIX WORD CHALLENGE

@osmihelp BY HELPING OTHERS I SAVE MYSELF

@osmihelp THANK YOU FOR LISTENING OSMIhelp.org • j.mp/osmisurvey2016

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