Mental Health Awareness And Innovation – A Silver Lining?

The novel coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on the mental health of workers.

The crisis posed immediate and acute challenges for organisations and workers. In an extremely short period of time, we have all had to navigate periods of isolation and loss of social interactions, new ways of working, constantly changing health messages and much more. The situation is unprecedented in our lifetime. One "silver lining" of the crisis, however, seems to be an uptick in awareness about and action taken in relation to mental health in the workplace.

The government has recognised that Australians need additional resources and support to "flatten the curve" of a mental health crisis while tackling the virus and has implemented a number of measures to achieve this goal.