A healthy work environment is an important protective factor for mental health

"Unhealthy conditions, including stigma, discrimination and exposure to risks such as harassment and other poor working conditions, can represent significant risk factors that impair mental health, the overall quality of life, as well as the consequent engagement or productivity at work," said the Clinical Center.

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Unhealthy and poor working conditions can represent significant risk factors that impair mental health and the overall quality of life, said the Clinical Center (KCCG).

On the occasion of October 10 - World Mental Health Day, KCCG said that a safe and healthy working environment is an important protective factor for mental health.

"This World Mental Health Day, KCCG is uniting with partners to highlight the vital link between mental health and the work environment," the statement said.

This year's theme, "It's Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace," is said to highlight the critical importance of mental health in professional settings.

"Unhealthy conditions, including stigma, discrimination and exposure to risks such as harassment and other poor working conditions, can represent significant risk factors that impair mental health, overall quality of life, as well as consequential engagement or productivity at work," said KCCG.

They said the aim of Mental Health Day is to engage various relevant parties, including employees, employers, organisations, Government and other decision makers, in advocacy at a local level to promote mental wellbeing in all social spheres, advocating for workplaces where is mental health a priority.

"This year, KCCG joins the campaign and continues to work with its partners to ensure that mental health is valued, promoted and protected, both within our institution and society in general," the statement said.

KCCG reminded that, supporting the principles of multidisciplinary approach and public advocacy on which the World Mental Health Day is based, together with the Institute for Public Health (IJZ) they organized the Second Mental Health Festival.

As they stated, it will be held from today until October 20, and the main topic is "Why do we (not) change?".

The KCCG said that this year's theme examines the connection between mental health and changes in society, from multiple aspects and through different sub-themes, offering visitors the opportunity to experience certain practices for free, or to receive information that may be relevant to the preservation and improvement of mental health.

"And that through contents that are based on theories and researches of social-humanistic, medical and related sciences", they stated from KCCG.

The health institution said that, together with the IJZ, they joined forces with numerous other institutions, organizations and institutions participating in the Second Festival of Mental Health, joining this year's campaign to empower everyone to learn more about mental health.

"The festival aims to invite and empower citizens to learn more about mental health in the context of various environmental factors that can affect mental health," the statement said.

It is stated that the goal of the festival is to encourage all individuals, as well as relevant social actors, that everyone, through their activities, contribute and prioritize the preservation and improvement of mental health and well-being in their community, but also in the social and professional environment.

KCCG said that the festival will last 11 days, with more than 40 events organized by 32 organizations, at different locations in Podgorica, Nikšić, Kotor and Cetinje.

"Workshops, panels, round tables, lectures and interactive lectures, street actions, plays and film screenings will be organized," the announcement says.

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