Should you tell your boss you have a mental health problem?

Having a mental health problem can sometimes make working life quite difficult, so should you talk to your bosses about it? How to do this and what companies can do to support their employees with mental health issues.

In this episode, ST Senior Health Correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to two guests.

Min Hui is a suicide survivor and volunteer with mental health charity Resillience Collective (RC).

She talks about her mental health journey and how she was able to speak openly about her mental health struggles at work.

Nicholas Lee is the executive director of RC. He shares his personal mental health story, what he’s done for staff with mental health issues, and offers suggestions on what businesses can do to help their employees recover from mental health issues.

Highlights (click/tap above)

1:56 Minhuis’ mental health journey and how she let a suicidal thought pass.

4:24 What happened after Minhui told her bosses about her mental health issues

8:41 How Minhuis’ superior supported her after an unpleasant work episode

15:32 Nick’s pragmatic approach to his mental health problem

24h25 Involve HR when it comes to supporting people with mental health in their recovery

30:50 Should you disclose your mental health issues during the job interview?

Helplines

MENTAL WELL-BEING

Institute of Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours)
Singapore Samaritans: 1800-221-4444 (24 hours) /1-767 (24 hours)
Singapore Mental Health Association: 1800-283-7019
Singapore Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928
Friend Tinkle: 1800-274-4788
Chat, Center of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

ADVICE

TOUCHline (Consultancy): 1800-377-2252
TOUCH Care Line (for seniors and caregivers): 6804-6555
Care Corner Counseling Center: 6353-1180
Advice and care center: 6536-6366

ONLINE RESOURCES

mindline.sg
eC2.sg
tintlefriend.sg
chat.mentalhealth.sg
carey.carecorner.org.sg (for ages 13 to 25)
limitless.sg/talk (for ages 12 to 25)

Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim and Eden Soh

Edited by: Eden Soh

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