New York State Department of Labor and Workforce New York
The New York State Department of Labor and Workforce New York provide the following tools to find your next job or another job: http://www.nycareerzone.org/.CareerZone offers options for NY students to explore different careers and for those looking for a job, help match their interests, skills and abilities to job openings.
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Businesses Materials for a Mental Health Friendly Workplace: Executives Booklet -
A Mental Health-Friendly Workplace: It’s in Every Company’s Best Interest
This booklet, aimed at business leaders, introduces a new program developed through a partnership between eight States’ mental health departments and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

SAMHSA's Resource Center to Address Discrimination & Stigma Associated with Mental Illness (ADS Center)
A great resource for anybody looking for information in the area of mental health & the workforce. Several booklets, including Publications from the Mental Health Foundation web-site, will be helpful for both job seekers and employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The EEOC is responsible for the enforcement of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition to mental illness issues in the workplace, this site also deals with a variety of other topics related to discrimination, including reporting procedures to file a complaint. Other interesting topics include Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government and Information for Small Businesses in Complying with the ADA.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
This is a free consulting service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy through the U.S. Department of Labor designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: 1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions; 2) providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation; and 3) educating callers about self-employment options. JAN’s web site is http://www.jan.wvu.edu/ and can also be reached at 1-800-526-7234 (V/TTY).

Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN).
This is another free service that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates. Federal and private employers, employment service providers, and job-seekers can sign-up through the website, http://www.earnworks.com, and either post openings or locate job opportunities in their local region.

Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery.
This site features a number of reports generated by the Coalition’s Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery (formerly known as the New York Work Exchange), an innovative program designed to promote rehabilitation and recovery opportunities for recipients of New York City mental health services particularly in the area of employment. Areas of analysis include working with employers, employment and clubhouses, cost analysis of providing supported employment services, and employee assistance programs in supporting workers with mental health conditions.

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
The Partnership’s objective is to advance effective employer approaches to mental health by combining the knowledge and experience of the American Psychiatric Association and employer partners. This site offers educational materials and a forum to explore mental health issues for employers and employees, including the publications Mental HealthWorks and A Mentally Healthy Workforce: It’s Good for Business.

Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
Site features the work of the Dartmouth Supported Employment Center (DESC) whose mission is to study employment services and supports to increase the number of people with serious mental illness who work in sustained competitive employment. Areas of interest include extensive listing of DSEC publications, program overview of the Johnson & Johnson – Dartmouth Community Mental Health Program, principles of evidence-based supported employment, and Employment Works! Newsletter.

A Mental Health-Friendly Workplace: It’s in Every Company’s Best Interest
Through a partnership between a number of States’ mental health department and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site offers several resources and tools for human resource personnel and managers to use in developing a mental health friendly workplace. Companies that proactively address overall mental health in the workplace can realize significant benefits. Mental health friendly practices can bring greater productivity, reduced insurance costs, and improved retention.

Work as a Priority: A Resource for Employing People Who Have Serious Mental Illnesses and Who Are Homeless.
Sponsored by SAMHSA's National Mental Health Center, this guidebook is designed to help service providers and others make informed decisions as they guide people who are experiencing homelessness and have mental illnesses into employment. See http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA03-3834/default.asp

Employers, People with Mental Illness Must Find Compromise
In 2002 and 2003, the Mental Health Empowerment Project, a self-help organization for people with psychiatric disabilities, surveyed more than 1,000 people across New York. They asked them to prioritize what mental health services were most important to them. In 2002, the most important service selected was "increasing the opportunities and skills training programs necessary to getting and keeping a job." In 2003, this it also ranked in the top three priorities. Read the full article by Mary-Ann Reeter of the Ithaca Journal.

Study: Depression Treatment Boosts Employee Productivity
High-quality care for depression can improve productivity at work and lower rates of workplace absenteeism, according to a new report. A two-year program for depressed employees treated at 12 primary care practices nationwide improved productivity at work by an average of 6 percent, or an estimated annual value of $1,491 per depressed full-time employee. The program reduced absenteeism by 22 percent in two years, saving the companies an estimated $539 for each depressed full-time employee. Read the full article written by Becky Ham of Health Behavior News Service.

Depression in the Workplace: Effects on Short-term Disability
A study by R. C. Kessler, C. Barber, H. G. Birnbaum, R. G. Frank, P. E. Greenberg, R. M. Rose, G. E. Simon, and P. Wang analyzed data from two national surveys to estimate the short-term work disability associated with thirty-day major depression. Depressed workers were found to have between 1.5 and 3.2 more short-term work-disability days in a thirty-day period than other workers had, with a salary-equivalent productivity loss averaging between $182 and $395. These workplace costs are nearly as large as the direct costs of successful depression treatment, which suggests that encouraging depressed workers to obtain treatment might be cost-effective for some employers. Read the full study featured on Health Affairs.

For information on mental health and the workplace, call the Consumer & Business Outreach Program at (518) 434-0439, ext. 224 or by e-mail at businessoutreach@mhanys.org.