OBUKA aims for workforce mental health promotion initiatives with a more comprehensive and customized approach, which acknowledges the combined influence of personal, environmental, organizational factors on employee psychological well-being.
We envision enabling individuals, organizations, and communities to nurture a culture of
mental well-being.
OBUKA’s Workplace Wellness Program uses a 3 pronged approach:
1. ‘Mental Well-being Awareness’ under which we address sensitization, stigma, strategies of stress management and promotion of help-seeking behavior
2. ‘Learning and Development’ which encompasses well-being policies and practices, a needs analysis based customized L&D calendar covering workshops on Leadership, Communication, Organization Culture, Emotional Intelligence, and Building collaborative teams.
3. ‘Support’, one on one counseling sessions, group sessions, peer support and to develop
Befrienders/well-being champions within the organization
This approach encompasses 4 Areas of Focus and 2 Supporting Initiatives :
| Areas of Focus | Mental Health Stress and Coping Communication Organization Culture |
| Supporting Initiatives | Counseling ( 1-1, group) Training and mentoring of befrienders |
Why the workplace?
- 71% of Indians still use terminology associated with stigma to describe mental illnesses.
- Millennial Indians spend far more time at work (+20%) than their counterparts in 25 other countries due to job insecurity, challenging projects, ambitious targets, tough deadlines, heavy performance pressures, and the much-dreaded appraisals.
- Research indicates that 36% of the larger Indian companies and 25% of the multinationals do not have a complaints committee
- Most people spend about one-third of their lives in their workplace
In Corporate India :
| 42% of private-sector employees have general anxiety or depression |
| 46 % of the workforce suffers from some form of stress |
| 200 million suffering from hypertension |
References :
Article by Express Health Care on "Corporate health in India and its economic impact"- Link
Paper published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry on "Suicide: An Indian Perspective" - Link
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