Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community

STRONGER THAN FEAR  MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY Ed
Finkler • @OSMIHelp • OSMIhelp.org Wordcamp NEO 2016 • #wcneo #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. GET THE OSMI HANDBOOKS OSMIhelp.org/resources

@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 OPEN SOURCING MENTAL ILLNESS 2015 GOAL $5000 Time
to goal 2 hours Total raised $13,600 j.mp/osmi2015

@osmihelp Joe Kline Shawn Aukstakalnis Joel Perras Philippe Beaudoin
CJ LIVINGSTON Pradeep Krishnan R J de la Fuente Eric Hogue joepelow Kevin Makice Justin Carmony Jordan Burke Ed Cates Jon Jaques Christian Stagevik pascal Mr Jeremy Burns Michael Beckwith JUAN R BASSO Chris Shiflett Olivier Lechevalier Broc Seib Brian Pitts Wesley Beam Roland Awemo Matthew R Sparks Sean Foran James Walker andreasbirkebaek Dave Forgac William Sonnenreich Elizabeth Naramore MR AM CLYDE Matt Trask Adam Jenkins Larry Masters Lisa Brewster John P Betley Jerry Evans Benjamin J Cotton Jake Champlin tracy apps DAVI M MOREIRA A forsstrom Colin O'Dell Miss Laura Sanders stiliyanlazarov Guillermo Mansilla brian Matthew Mitchum Jack Jones Daniel Joye Bram Van der Sype max Cameron Koczon Sean R Reid Joel A Rasmus MR G J HOCKIN Kristopher Plunkett M.R.Hartley Jason Charnes Deborah Resnick Nicholas C Duvieilh FJ de Jonge Gregory Tarnoff Daryl J Chymko Aaron Jorbin MICHAEL BUDZIK Mark Forscher Ted M Young oaklandjt Sharon J Cichelli Ben Ramsey Justin Martin Karen J Demerly nehemiahwyant Patrick Allan nicolas rosental Maggie Longshore Thomas North Gamble Sally Lehman Cory Fowler Jad Bitar Mark Shannon Story Mika Epstein yeti M D C PEPPER derekkjordan Richard Stewart Dallas Cook Matthew S Perkins Tim Corrin Brion Vibber Amanda Folson Mike Hall Timothy H Lieberman Jean Soderkvist Chris Tickner DERICK E BAILEY Eddie VanBogaert Bridget Will Matthew Brown Brian Fenton Cristovao Verstraeten Scott Gowell Matt Brunt Alexandra H. Johnson Jacques Woodcock lee daniel d beil lwriemen Stephen Sauceda Samantha Quiñones hello David Skinner Andrew L Cassell Scott Arciszewski Nick Sutterer Larry E Masters CA HOULT Jose Diaz-Gonzalez Chris G Smith Kay Rhodes Vanessa Hurst Kevin B Tuttle Kara Ferguson Evangelo S Prodromou Anthony Grassiot Stefan Koopmanschap Evan Coury Cresta L Cates Tim Heckman Henning Glatter-Gotz Tyler Mincey Zachary Copley Allan MacGregor Nima Nekoui Rodriguez Urdaneta Alice Carback Taylor Otwell Daniel Cousineau Derrick Snyder Brian Moon Diana Espino Brian Wisti MR R A STRINGER William Golden Spencer Hoyt Chris Greene Gemma Lynn Christopher W Brescia Jake Smith Ryan S Adams JUSTIN T YOST THE WALL OF AWESOME

@osmihelp

@osmihelp 2016 FUNDRAISER osmihelp.org/donate

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

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

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