Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community

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

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@osmihelp WHO I AM

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@osmihelp graphstory.com

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@osmihelp AN INFORMAL SURVEY

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@osmihelp MY DIAGNOSES

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@osmihelp GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

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@osmihelp ADULT ADHD

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@osmihelp I TAKE MEDS

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@osmihelp I SEE A THERAPIST

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@osmihelp IT IMPACTS MY WORK EVERY DAY

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@osmihelp SOMETIMES IT GIVES ME POWERS

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@osmihelp SOMETIMES IT RUINS ME

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@osmihelp HOW IT AFFECTS US

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@osmihelp 1 IN 5

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@osmihelp DISEASE BURDEN

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@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

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

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

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@osmihelp 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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@osmihelp SICK WORKERS DON’T WORK

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@osmihelp CHANGE IS HARD

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@osmihelp 1. TAKE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID mentalhealthfirstaid.org info@mentalhealthfirstaid.org 202.684.3736

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@osmihelp 2. TELL PEOPLE

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@osmihelp 3. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO CHANGE

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@osmihelp WHAT’S THE UPSIDE?

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

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

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

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