2023-10-03 08:18:33
Mental health care is becoming increasingly normalized in society, which is helping companies to integrate prevention into their Occupational Health and Safety plans to promote the work well-being of their employees, as agreed during the IV International Congress Prevent different professionals from companies and institutions.
Eva Fernandezbusiness development director of Affor Healthmoderated during the congress the table ‘Good practices for promoting mental health in companies‘, in which the participants have highlighted the greater awareness that organizations have towards these issues.
Ricardo Gonzalezhead of the Safety, Health and Welfare Area of Ilunion and ONCE Foundationhas influenced the commitment to healthy life plan for Ilunion’s 41,000 employees, of whom 17,000 have some type of disability, to take care not only of their physical well-being but also their emotional well-being, through the Affor Health Employee Assistance Program (PAE), which has been implemented since 2021. In addition, it has indicated that in the more than 300 Special Employment Centers they have support units, which, among other tasks, provide training to prevent the stigmatization of any problem that may arise.
González has considered that mental health is no longer a taboo topic for society, which is promoting its normalization and there is no longer fear of calling things by their name. Idea he has shared Monica GarciaManager of Benefits, HR Administration and Occupational Health of Orange Spainwho has pointed out that the fashion of talking about mental health has to help it become established in the strategies of organizations.
García has shared that Orange has a wellness program to take care of your employees and help them adopt healthier lifestyle habits, the Fresh Program, which they launched in 2016. One of its four axes focuses on taking care of psychosocial risks and through Affor Health’s Psicomet tool, which helps them evaluate well-being. emotional of the workers. García has indicated that in 2023 one of the two great pillars of action has been mental health care and home office care due to hyperconnection.
Jesus Fagundez DiazMental Mental Health Manager en Siemens Gamesahas pointed out that there is no longer any fear of talking about mental health and companies are being forced to facilitate your employees’ care to promote their well-being. During his speech, Fagúndez shared how the implementation of a Health and Wellbeing department was that would coordinate the mental health and psychosocial risks of the 28,000 employees that Siemens Gamesa has in 40 countries. To do this, they have relied on the framework of the World Health Organization, through prevention, care and the creation of a healthy work environment.
For Ana MorenoSenior Occupational Health and Wellbeing Technician AXA España Group, it is necessary to continue talking about mental health so that its care and prevention not only depends on prevention and health services, but is integrated into the culture of companies. Moreno has transferred AXA’s commitment to take care of people, as the insurance company that they are, and to this end, mental health care and psychosocial risks are part of the company’s strategy and are not just specific measures. They have indicated that they have the MentallyPro tool to continuously evaluate the psychosocial risks of their employees.
Finally, Julia Díaz González-CobosHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Manager en el Alcobendas City Council, has indicated that there is increasingly a trend to promote mental health care, but also self-care, which is equally relevant. Díaz has explained how the implementation of the Police Assistance Program has been, a psychological counseling service aimed at helping agents manage complicated emotional situations in their daily lives, whether personal or professional. This program is part of the Promoting Wellbeing (FBI) project, which seeks to enhance the emotional well-being and mental health of all local police officers in Alcobendas.
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