{"id":11729,"date":"2017-05-30T15:39:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T20:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/working-with-stigma\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:22:07","slug":"working-with-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/working-with-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Working With Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s tough working in the service industry. Uncompromising employers, workplace harassment and poor communication all too often affect worker\u2019s sense of well-being, especially those living with mental health problems. What\u2019s it like to feel the need to disguise a mental health issue while holding down a job? Find out from employees who work on the front lines in the coffee industry \u2013 specialty coffee shops. (\u201cMental Health In The Service Industry: Confronting The Stigma<\/a>,\u201d Sprudge, <\/em>May 23, 2017).<\/p>\n

Jarboe is a barista trainer with depression and anxiety. \u201cThe worst part about it is that you have to smile through the panic attack, lest the customer complains about poor service,\u201d he said. \u201cYour heart is going to be racing, you\u2019re going to have terrible thoughts, and that\u2019s just how it\u2019s going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Employees in the accommodations and food services industry have the highest rate of substance abuse at 17 percent, compared to the national average of 9 percent, according to a recent Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) study. Another industry survey reported that 84.8 percent of restaurant managers and kitchen staff have experienced depression, 72.9 percent anxiety and 50 percent substance abuse issues.<\/p>\n

In a sector that comprises a majority of U.S. jobs, it is critically important for employers to understand the impact of mental health and show support for their employees. \u201cFor a business owner to make the effort to educate themselves about this issue, is not only the right human thing to do \u2013 the kind human thing to do \u2013 but it\u2019s going to help their business,\u201d said Noma Bruton, human services consultant and founder of Sagacity HR in Costa Mesa, Calif.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Bruton calls Mental Health First Aid USA \u201cCPR for the mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBusiness owners can see people working for them who are not as productive as they wish they would be,\u201d she says. \u201cBut they don\u2019t know what the problem is so they don\u2019t know how to deal with the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is exactly where Mental Health First Aid is filling the gap. This 8-hour training program takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use issues by improving understanding and providing an action plan to safely and responsibly identify and respond to such problems. When more people are equipped with the tools they need to start a dialogue, more people can get the help they may need.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople need to feel more comfortable about having bad days,\u201d said Megan, a lead barista at a coffee shop. \u201cIt\u2019s better to take a break than to continue to mess something up because they can\u2019t focus on the task in front of them \u2013 just because someone\u2019s at work doesn\u2019t mean the problems go away.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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