Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community - True North PHP 2015

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Stronger Than Fear  Mental Health in the Developer Community Ed Finkler • @funkatron • funkatron.com/osmi True North PHP 2015 • #osmi #tnphp

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I’m Crazy and So Can You! - @grmpyprogrammer

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Who I am

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An informal survey

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My diagnoses

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Adult ADHD

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Meds I take

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Lexapro Buspar Strattera Klonopin

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I see a therapist

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Feeling alone/unlike anyone else

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I'm broken and I will never be right

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How it affects us

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1 in 5

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Level of disability

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Disease burden

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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

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Mental Health in Tech Survey Results US Non-self employed only; as of 9/13/2014 http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

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http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog Do you feel that your employer takes mental health as seriously as physical health?

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

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

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Do you know the options for mental health care your employer provides? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

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

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Is your anonymity protected if you choose to take advantage of mental health or substance abuse treatment resources? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

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Don't know Very easy Somewhat easy Somewhat difficult Very difficult How easy is it for you to take medical leave for a mental health condition? http://j.mp/osmisurveyblog

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Sick workers don’t work

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41%

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8 years

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Making your workplace safe

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1. Get Buy-In From C-level

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2. Mental Health First Aid mentalhealthfirstaid.org info@mentalhealthfirstaid.org 202.684.3736 All supervisors/managers

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3. Know Local Resources nami.org mentalhealthamerica.net

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4. Know Your Coverage

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5. Actively Engage and Educate Awareness • Resources • Promotion of Wellness mhprompt.org • devpressed.com • checkupapp.org

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6. Support Research

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What’s the upside? http://www.taadas.org/publications/prodimages/A%20Mental%20Health%20Friendly%20Workplace.pdf

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Higher productivity and motivation

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Reduced absenteeism

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Health insurance cost containment

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Loyalty and retention

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Hiring and promoting the most qualified people

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Diversity, acceptance, and respect in the workplace

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Open Sourcing Mental Illness 2015 GOAL $5000 Time to goal 2 hours Total raised $13,600 j.mp/osmi2015

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Yes, I will still take your money j.mp/osmi2015

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THE WALL OF AWESOME Brian Wisti R J de la Fuente Spencer Hoyt Ted M Young Diana Espino Justin Carmony Tyler Mincey A forsstrom Brion Vibber Matthew R Sparks Scott Arciszewski Adam Jenkins Alexandra H. Johnson Brian Moon Kevin Makice Jake Smith Justin T Yost Kristopher Plunkett daniel d beil Andrew L Cassell Jean Soderkvist Cameron Koczon Michael Beckwith Chris Tickner Joel A Rasmus Karen J Demerly Lisa Brewster Cresta L Cates Daniel Joye Mr Am Clyde Henning Glatter-Gotz Davi M Moreira Stephen Sauceda Daryl J Chymko Brian Fenton Timothy H Lieberman Philippe Beaudoin Evangelo S Prodromou Sharon J Cichelli Sean R Reid Nicolas Rosental FJ de Jonge John P Betley Jordan Burke Sally Lehman Chris G Smith Sean Foran Elizabeth Naramore Benjamin J Cotton Miss Laura Sanders Mr R A Stringer Mike Hall Richard Stewart M.R.Hartley Bram Van der Sype Ryan S Adams Jason Charnes Evan Coury Matthew S Perkins Derrick Snyder Mark Forscher Chris Shiflett William Golden Joel Perras Derick E Bailey Joe Kline Maggie Longshore Pradeep Krishnan Broc Seib Jacques Woodcock Cal Evans Kara Ferguson CA Hoult Vanessa Hurst Colin O'Dell M D C Pepper Patrick Allan Alice Carback Jose Diaz-Gonzalez Jad Bitar Nicholas C Duvieilh Larry E Masters David Skinner Mark Shannon Story Christopher W Brescia Mr Jeremy Burns Chris Greene William Sonnenreich Cory Fowler Nima Nekoui Juan R Basso Rodriguez Urdaneta Justin T Yost

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Thank you Camille Wilson Johanna Wu Geri Coady Jennifer Akullian and so many more…

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TFG

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