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According to North American statistics, the prevalence of mental disorders annually among adults ranges from 12% (Statistics Canada) to 26% (Kessler et al. 2005). In contrast to rates of mental disorders among adults, which remain stable over time, rates of emotional disturbance and conduct problems among adolescents, our future work force, demonstrated alarming increases between 1974 and 1999 (Collishaw et al. 2004).

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Notes

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    Between 60% and 80% of Canadians employed in large to medium-sized companies have access to some form of EAPs, primary portals to mental health and addiction treatment (Standing Senate Committee 2004).

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    Bourbonnais et al. (2001) found that individuals experiencing work-related stress were twice as likely to have a mental illness.

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This chapter is based on the research completed for a Social Development Canada–funded project, “Towards Evidence-Informed Best Practice Guidelines for Job Accommodations for Persons with Mental Health Disabilities.”

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Gallie, K.A., Schultz, I.Z., Winter, A. (2011). Company-Level Interventions in Mental Health. In: Schultz, I., Rogers, E. (eds) Work Accommodation and Retention in Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0428-7_15

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