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Mental Health and Work

Morrow, L., Verins, I., & Willis, E. (Eds.). (2002). Mental health and work: Issues and perspectives. Adelaide: Auseinet: The Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health.

This book deals with the relationship between mental health and work. In the introduction, the editors write:

Economic participation through access to decent, meaningful work, and democratic and social participation through connectedness, belonging and freedom from discrimination and violence, are seen as critical to the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, organisations, communities and nations. The construction of relevant and sustainable mental health promotion policy and programs requires a perspective which regards and values work and workplace mental health promotion as part of a civil society, not only as good business practice. This will also require acceptance at all levels of society of the connection between access to meaningful, safe work, healthy jobs and mental health. (p. xvii)

The editors state that the intention of this collection 'was to explicitly engage the social, environmental and ethical dimensions of work and wellbeing' (p. xix). The chapters describe opportunities for mental health promotion and the prevention of mental ill health related to work, workplaces and communities, operating at various levels.

The book is divided into five sections.

The context
Work and identity
Work and safety
Work and emotions
Work: people, places and processes

Further reading can be found at:
National Policies for Mental Health
Organisational Policies for Mental Health
Effective Research Programs
Promoting Wellbeing at Work