Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community
summary
Developer community faces concrete numbers: 1 in 5 adults have a mental disorder and WHO data ranks mental disorders as the largest disease burden in North America; workers with depression lose about 5.6 hours/week versus 1.5 for others and only ~41% get treatment. Practical steps: run Mental Health First Aid for execs/managers/HR (an eight‑hour course), catalog local care and insurance transparency, start internal support groups. Community fundraising already nets $13,600 raised to build actionable workplace resources.
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- 0:00Start
- 1:16An informal survey
- 4:49Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- 5:48Adult ADHD
- 7:22Meds I take
- 9:16I see a therapist
- 10:33Feeling alone/unlike anyone else
- 12:36Level of disability
- 13:37Disease burden
- 16:13Mental Health in Tech Survey Results
- 21:34Sick workers don't work
- 23:451. Get Buy-In From C-level
- 26:08Mental Health First Aid
- 27:26Know Local Resources
- 28:20Know Your Coverage
- 28:59Actively Engage and Educate
- 36:01I need your help. Talk. Share. Learn.
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