Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community
summary
Mental disorders are the largest contributor to disease burden in North America (WHO 2004) and one in five people have a disorder in a year; a 2014 industry survey (>1,100 respondents) finds about one third fear negative consequences if they disclose mental illness and only ~25% report employer resources. Built outputs include Mental Health First Aid training advocacy, three open handbooks and a published neo4j API of the 2016 survey; fundraisers raise $13.6k (2015) and $21.4k (2016) enabling research and outreach.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and perspective
- 1:40Workplace stigma survey
- 6:24Personal diagnosis and experience
- 13:45Mental health as a developer
- 18:42The struggle with loneliness
- 22:11Data on disease burden
- 27:28Employment and fear of disclosure
- 32:01Actionable steps for change
- 39:42Organizational benefits of support
- 43:21Funding and community resources
- 53:16Audience Q&A
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