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Mental Health in Tech: Guidelines for Mental Wellness in the Workplace

Open Sourcing Mental Illness, Ltd

Whether you're an employee or an employer, you should be striving to support mental wellness within your organization. While this document is not intended to be a definitive guide on setting up a workplace wellness program, it contains plenty of information to help employers and employees navigate building out a program. Subjects include the rights of employees, the responsibilities of employers, accommodations, and real-world examples of companies promoting mental wellness.

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This document was compiled by Open Sourcing Mental Illness contributors using EEOC guidelines; these contributors are not attorneys and the Open Sourcing Mental Illness materials do not constitute legal advice of any type. By using these materials, you agree to accept this disclaimer. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information shared through the Open Sourcing Mental Illness materials, however, because information is constantly evolving, Open Sourcing Mental Illness cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, errors or omissions related to the Open Sourcing Mental Illness materials. The information provided in the Open Sourcing Mental Illness materials are for educational and informational purposes only. You agree to use your own due diligence and judgment before applying any recommendation or advice that you may receive on or through the materials provided by Open Sourcing Mental Illness. Please contact your employment counsel or info@eeoc.gov for more information and guidance.

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Open Sourcing Mental Illness, Ltd

Open Sourcing Mental Illness is a non-profit, 501c3 corporation dedicated to raising awareness, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities.

OSMI began in 2013 as a speaking campaign by Ed Finkler. Ed started speaking at tech conferences about his personal experiences as a web developer and open source advocate with a mental health disorder. The response was overwhelming, and Ed has continued to speak, gather data, and organize efforts to change experiences of those with mental health disorders in the tech workplace. This includes speaking at conferences and companies, conducting research, and creating documentation to assist companies in making supportive environments for those impacted by mental health disorders. He is assisted in these efforts by selfless volunteers who bring their time and expertise to bear on this important issue.

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Section I - Introduction

  1. Why support mental wellness in Tech?
  2. Who is this handbook for?

Section II - Precursors for organizational success in addressing mental wellness

Section III - Putting in place a mental health policy

  1. Analyzing mental health issues (WHO, 2005)
  2. Developing the policy (WHO, 2005)
  3. Developing strategies to implement the policy (WHO, 2005)
  4. Implementing and evaluating the policy (WHO, 2005)
  5. Mental Health in the Workplace: Example Accommodations (OSMI, 2016)

Section IV - Leadership Communication Tips 101

  1. Having “the conversation”:

Section V - Leading by example: Companies doing it right

Section VI - Resources

  1. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  2. Association for Behavioral Health & Wellness (ABHW)
  3. American Psychiatric Association
  4. Mental Health America
  5. Devpressed
  6. National Institute of Mental Health
  7. Employee Wellness Models
  8. Mental Health First Aid
  9. Changing your business culture
  10. Myths Surrounding Mental Illnesses
  11. American Psychological Association (extensive materials)
  12. Right-sizing your wellness plan
  13. 7 benchmarks to instituting an employee wellness approach
  14. World Health Organization
  15. Centers for Disease Control
  16. Mental Health Works

Section VII - References

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