(Source: https://www.electronicspecifier.com/) Today is World Mental Health Day and the global theme this year, set by the World Federation for Mental Health is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.’
There is no doubt that the world is becoming more attuned to the fact that our wellbeing is impacted as much by our mental health as our physical health, but many still feel that there is a stigma around admitting you need help with your mental health, and there are still a huge number of people out there who are suffering in silence.
Ben, the automotive industry charity, estimates that one in two automotive workers are struggling with their mental health right now. That’s 50% of our automotive family who are experiencing worry, stress, anxiety, low mood, or depression, as well as loneliness.
The impact of a global pandemic and the impending cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the significant changes that are taking place in the automotive industry – a global parts shortage, the shift to EV from combustion engines, the transition to digital rather than in-person customer communications – are all taking their toll on the automotive community, meaning that our industry has been one of the hardest hits by the instability of recent years.
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