Your mental health at work during COVID-19
2020 has been a challenging year. It has changed the way we live and work and we want to know how COVID-19 has affected mental health in NSW workplaces.
The challenges of COVID-19 have created pressures and stress many have never experienced before, or could be making it harder to manage existing mental health issues.
Physical distancing and restrictions on gatherings mean working from home has become usual for many people. This can make it harder for people to create meaningful connections at work.
Many people have also experienced financial stress through job losses or a reduction in available work. Some industries have been affected more than others.
We want your feedback to help us understand the issues workers are facing, how businesses have been affected, and how the NSW Government can help. What you tell us will help inform NSW Government policy making, including our Mentally Healthy Workplaces Strategy.
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Good mental health is when you can cope with the everyday stresses of life, can work productively, and are able to connect with your friends, family or community.
At work, what’s been most helpful in managing your mental health during COVID-19? For example, flexible working conditions, peer support or mentoring.
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10 days ago
Recognise the value of the arts
Artists have been left out of support during covid. Everyone accesses the arts every day. The arts employ more people than tourism and mining industries combined. We were the first industry to be impacted by covid, we have been impacted the most, and we will be the last to be able to return (300 people at church, but I can't perform to 100?). Artists have been completely snubbed by both the NSW and Federal government, despite being an industry which contributes immensely not only to the economy, but to EVERY person's daily life and wellbeing. Start recognising the value of the arts and treat artists like the professionals they are.
12 days ago
Agreed and Consistent Leadership across the country - our leaders need to be supportive of the best approach to work through this pandemic!
This is an issue at all levels in our society/business but it is vitally important that it starts at the very top - this provides support by showing the people that we are all heading in the same direction and as one, as much as possible.
11 days ago
Believe in yourself , not the media.
Try not to get caught up in the reporting of Covid from the daily media and social media. So much of it is so negative and rarely positive.
12 days ago
Return everything to normal now. There was never a need to lockdown everything. This is virus.. Not a radiation bomb.. I still have no work!
12 days ago
Mental health would be worse for many if they had to bury their loved ones due to higher fatalities. We are lucky to be in Australia
