By SESCO Management Group
In the past three (3) years our practice has received a significant increase from clients concerning mental health in the workplace. We will not delve into the many reasons for this unfortunate increase, but we all know family, friends and co-workers who have suffered or are suffering mental health challenges.
From an employer’s standpoint, managing mental health within the workplace is rather complicated both from an employment law compliance standpoint as well as balancing productivity versus showing patience and concern. In the past years, we have assisted clients with employees who engaged in workplace violence, threats of suicide, actual suicide, mental breakdowns, shutting down completely with co-workers, customers and in the workplace and other challenges. These are all most difficult to address but we believe one of the most important recommendations we can make is not to avoid what appears to be a mental health issue and hope it goes away.
We have found in our practice that there are many, many resources available to those experiencing challenges including suicide. What we feel may be lacking in terms of professional services are those friends, family members and co-workers who lost someone to suicide. It is obviously very devastating for those individuals as well. Those individuals need assistance as much or more as anybody experiencing the actual mental health challenges.
For those who have been touched by mental health and suicide, we strongly Recommend: “Little Boy Lost: A Story of Hope and Redemption, Set Amidst the Backdrop of a Mother’s Suicide”
Little Boy Lost is the true story of one boy’s heartache and hope while coming of age in small-town Tennessee in the 1970’s. David Peters thinks that having a mother who spends months at a time in psychiatric hospitals is normal. Then on St. Patrick’s Day 1974, his world shatters when she commits suicide. The story continues while he is left struggling to make sense of his mother’s death and other significant family challenges. In the end, David discovers that even in life’s darkest moments, if you look hard enough for the light, eventually the sun will rise again. He hopes by sharing his story that readers will gain an understanding of how to find hope and healing after family trauma from mental illness and suicide.
Little Boy Lost has been a bestseller three (3) times and has a 4.8 rating on Amazon. It has only been on the market since November 7, 2023. We urge for your reading or as a gift for a friend, family member or co-worker to order this book on Amazon. It may be the help that is much needed.
