[Jenniflower]

So unfortunately it seems that disclosing mental health problems to employers is not always as helpful as it should be

http://www.guardian....rimination-work

maybe more interesting to those in the UK I'm afraid but still worth a read I reckon!

[missozzy]

I've just written an essay on this.
about the difficulties a person in/ or with a history of mh distress finds when accessing work and how to support them.

One of my key points was the shame associated with mh probs because of discriminatory attitudes of employers makes ppl reluctant to apply for jobs and acts such as the disability driscrimination act do not really protect those with mh probs as they would a person physicly disabled even though society is disabling to ppl. also that sstatistics are frowned upon by employers due to so many work hours and revenue being lost through mental health distess of employees that it does not truly stand in individuals favour.

such a hard essay to write, but so many barriers in place to prevent people with distress working.

and its a bad statistic because research shows ppl who are unemployed and often hit below the poverty line as a result of it are more prone to episodes of distress and even at higher risk of suicide.

[Invisible]

This is nothing new to me, especially as my girlfriend has been looking at going back into employment.

Where we live there is an employment service within the mental health place, but my girlfriend found them unhelpful, however they do have a list of mental health friendly employers.

I think it depends on what job you want and what type of mental illness you have.

For instance something like depression would be more "tolerated" then the "scary" disorders.

Just another hurdle people have to try and get across.

My girlfriend is going to get around it by saying her absence from work is due to been a carer, which technically she has.

I am glad I am not having to make this decision yet.

[Jenniflower]

Yes unfortunately I believe you are right. I am training to be a nurse and have been taken off my training for a year to "protect me and the patients" however, my support worker doesn't see that this is true at all and is pushing for me to be allowed to go back to Healthcare assistant work in the mean time!

it's all very silly and such a mine field!!