"Mental health in the workplace: 'you've got to be blind not to take this seriously", 10 Sep 2014

Sarah Mitchell was working for a...recruitment agency...when...she...had...panic attacks and...depression. Though her doctor had signed her off work, her employers were far from understanding...Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer…[has] call[ed] for urgent measures to help people with mental health problems to stay in work. Three-quarters of people struggling with such conditions received no help whatsoever, Davies noted in a report…Some employers are beginning to build mental health support into the core of their working practices…[At] Deloitte UK…the senior management started a discussion about how better to support the company's 14,000 employees. The result was a network of mental health champions who are available for informal chats or to provide more detailed advice on the support available to those who might be struggling…"You have got to be blind not to take this seriously as an employer," says Louise Aston, who leads BITC's campaign on the subject...[Also refers to Mars]