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Mental health at the Workplace and the European Pact on Mental Health

Mental health at the Workplace and the European Pact on Mental Health . “Emerging psychosocial risks related to OSH” Brussels, 9 February 2008 Jürgen Scheftlein Health Determinants Unit, DG SANCO, European Commission. Structure. Workplace and public health The value of Well-being

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Mental health at the Workplace and the European Pact on Mental Health

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  1. Mental health at the Workplace and the European Pact on Mental Health “Emerging psychosocial risks related to OSH” Brussels, 9 February 2008 Jürgen Scheftlein Health Determinants Unit, DG SANCO, European Commission

  2. Structure • Workplace and public health • The value of Well-being • Towards a European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being

  3. Workplace and public health • Traditional view: - OSH and public health as separate areas - Employers: „The business of business is business“ Medical professionals: „Where is the evidence for the effectiveness of prevention?“

  4. Workplace and public health • In real life, they are not separate: - A big share of „well-being“, stress and the vulnerability/resilience is imported to workplaces; - The workplace has an important impact on health, positively or negatively. An argument for a holistic view.

  5. Workplace and public health • In consequence, there is scope for cooperation: - Managers and social partners recognise the relevance of health; CSR Europe laboratory on well-being at the workplace. - Public health discovers the workplace as a setting for action on health. Commission White Paper on Health

  6. The value of well-being • A change in focus: - Tackling illness; - Preventing risks;Framework Agreements on Prevention of work- related stress and Harassment and Violence at WP - Promoting protective factors. Community strategy on health and safety at work

  7. The value of well-being • Health and well-being are increasingly addressed as a strategic resource: - Psychosocial risks as a priority of OSH-strategies at workplaces and at Community-level; - Health as an issue oscillating between OSH-, HR and CSR-departments.

  8. The value of well-being • Mental health problems are no longer related to employees only, but are now also related to management style and work organisation.

  9. The value of well-being • Some leaders are emerging, such as:- BTGroup- EdF/GdF • At the same time, the health community increases cooperation with employers:- Enterprise for Health (EfH) EU-level sets an important share of the regulatory framework and also enables exchange on prevention and promotion

  10. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health • High-level Conference, Brussels, 13 June 2008: „Together for Mental Health and Well-being“ • Commissioners Vassiliou, Spidla, President Barroso, EU-institutions, Ministers, international organisations, stakeholder organisations and leaders • Objective:To set up a European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being with high political commitment

  11. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health • Session on workplace aspects: - Minister Agnes Horváth, (HU); - Commissioner Spidla; - Minister Frank Vandenbroucke (BE); - CSR Europe;- Ms André, ETUC

  12. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health • The Pact:- A Declaration with the commitment to engage into a longer process of cooperation on key mental health issues; - Support better and broader implementation of the acquis – and show possibilities for going further - Focus on identification of good practices, success factors, tools and instruments. • Thematic conferences during 2009/2010.

  13. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health • In the pipeline: - Consensus Paper „Mental health at the workplace“ (key contribution to HL- conference); - Project Mental health award and campaign (model of MoveEurope); - WHO direct funding project „Leadership in mental health“; - Results from ongoing research and public health projects.

  14. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health • The expectation:- Highlight that sustainable productivity/ competitiveness and mental health well-being go hand in hand; - help identifying pathways for action

  15. Setting up a European Pact for Mental Health Jurgen.Scheftlein@ec.europa.eu

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