Conference to heighten mental health awareness

Employers who fail to address health issue lose out in long term, writes Niamh Nolan.

THE lack of understanding in the workplace for workers with mental health problems can cost employers in the long term, a conference on mental health will hear this week.

At a conference entitled Stigma: You Make the Difference, the South-Eastern Mental Health Alliance hopes to raise awareness of the stigma surrounding mental health difficulties and the problems this can cause in the workplace.