AXA : Prendre soin de sa santé mentale au travail

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Mindhealth

Why we prefer the term"Mind health"?

The report generally uses the term mind health rather than mental health to emphasize the positive objective of the study: To help break down the stigma still associated with mental illness that can prevent people from sharing how they feel or seeking medical help.

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"Younger people today seem disproportionately impacted by mind health issues than older generations"

• Patrick Cohen, CEO AXA Europe and Health

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CEO AXA Europe and Health

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What are the key takeaways from this year's Mind Health Study?

Overall, the mind health state in our populations is a concern. For every three people who feel they are flourishing or getting by in life, there are two who are languishing or struggling. Indeed, the proportion of people who are struggling with their mind health has returned to 2021 levels, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Younger people today seem disproportionately impacted by mind health issues than older generations. Likewise, the gap between women and men continues to widen.

Which factors are holding back global mind health?

The study suggests that many people in need of mind health support are unaware of their need or unwilling to seek professional help due to stigma. Likewise, people at work don't recognize mind health issues - such as extreme tiredness, lack of sleep and anxiety - as work related. This disconnect around the perception and reality of mind health presents

an opportunity to raise awareness on a more broad approach to health, acceptance and assistance across society. How can we break the cycle of high demand and low service access, and high levels of societal stigma to more open communication on the individuals needs.

What message does the study send to employers?

The AXA Mind Health Study highlights a clear business case for caring for employees' mind health. Truly, companies have a role to play in supporting their employees to regain control over the future with

an optimistic outlook. When people's mind health improves, they flourish, and in turn, so do our businesses and economy.

Work can certainly have a positive role in people's lives. Let's continue working towards a better state of mind health for everyone. ■

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5Key take-aways

The study offers a wide number of insights into the current state of global mind health. Here are the headline conclusions from society and the workplace.

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1. Mind Health Issues are globally on the rise

The Mind Health Index has deteriorated over the last 12 months, with fewer people flourishing and more struggling, demonstrating the continued importance of prioritizing mind health in the world today.

32%

the proportion of the population

experiencing mind health conditions

2. Young people are struggling

Amongst the general population, young people are still the most impacted. During the Covid-19 pandemic, much emphasis was placed on the deteriorating mind health of the population, particularly young people. Four years after the epidemic, the situation has not improved and continues to worsen.

39%

of 18-24-year-olds are experiencing severe or extremely severe forms of anxiety, stress or depression

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3. The seriousness of mind health problems is underestimated, to the detriment of professional care

Many people today underestimate the current state of their mind health, claiming to be fine while at the same time reporting numerous symptoms. Self care is a key aspect of one's mind health, though when conditions are serious it's important to reach for professional help.

4. Mind health: invisible at work?

Many of the working population is experiencing mind health problems related to work and consequently signs of disengagement are pronounced. These problems affect all categories, regardless of gender, age or socio- professional status.

34

of the working population

experienced at least one mind health issue due to their work environment

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of people with current

mind health conditions are managing their disorder themselves

5. Companies are unaware of the real consequences

Employee satisfaction with company wellbeing initiatives is fairly moderate. Workers expect concrete measures to be put in place to support their mind health.

70%

are reporting acts

of disengagement at work

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1. The global evolution of mind health
2. Mind health is growing in

importance on a global scale

9 Towards an epidemic of anxiety, stress and depression?

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11 Care deficit: from missing the signs to self-managing problems

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   mind health concerns
2. Work has an impact on mind

health,but problems are not attributed to it

14 The paradoxical effect of remote and hybrid working on mind health

15 Diagnosing a root cause of employee disengagement

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17 A conversation with Sandrine Coulange, Chief Operating Officer, AXA Global Health

1. Time for action
2. Opening the channels for mind

health support at work

20 Interview of Karima Silvent, AXA Chief Human Resources Officer

21 How can companies better support their workers?

22 Best practices from global companies

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2. The Mind Health Index (MHI)
3. Study Methodology

About the AXA Mind Health Study

This 4th edition of the annual AXA Mind Health Study charts the mental wellbeing of people worldwide.

The results are shown in the Mind Health Index, which places the global population into one of four categories:

• flourishing
• getting by
• languishing
• struggling.

The aim of the study is to amplify the conversation around mind health and uncover opportunities for individuals, healthcare professionals and policymakers to take action for a better global mind health.

See detailed methodology p.25

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1. The global evolution

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MIND HEALTH INDEX: 2023-2024 EVOLUTION

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is growing in importance on a global scale

Falling back to 2021 levels of mind health

How has the AXA Mind Health Index shifted over the last 12 months? Results from the 2024 Mind Health Index show a rise in the number of people struggling - up by 3 points to 15% overall. Fewer than a quarter of people in the world are now flourishing (down by 1% to 24% this year), while just a third are getting by (down to 33% from 35%). These figures have reversed the uptick in mind health recorded last year.

Living in anxious times

As shown in the AXA Future Risks Report 2023, we highlighted the concept of polycrisis. People today face a range of macro issues such as rising inflation, the cost-of-living crisis, concerns over climate change and geopolitical tensions. On an individual level, the 2024 Mind Health Index shows that financial worries and loneliness are the leading causes of concern. In all, 61% of the population have experienced at least one personal difficulty+3over the last 12 months.

The percentage of people "struggling"

worldwide has grown by 3 compared to 2023.

Flourishing

Getting by

Languishing

TOP 3 "FLOURISHING" COUNTRIES*

• Countries where the share of people "flourishing" is the highest
  1. Switzerland

31%

2. USA

31%

3. China & Mexico

30%

28%

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TOP 3 "STRUGGLING" COUNTRIES*

• Countries where the share of people "struggling" is the highest
  1. Japan

22%

2. UK

20%

3. Ireland

20%

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Towards an epidemic

of anxiety, stress and depression?

The high number of people who now live with a mental illness is up by five points to 32%.

Almost a quarter of all individuals (23%) are suspected of living with severe or extremely severe depression, anxiety, or stress. Women (25%) and young people (39%) tend to be more affected than men or those over 34 years.

The gender gap keeps widening

Compared with last year, fewer women are flourishing, while more are struggling. The number of women feeling severe stress, anxiety and depression has also risen.

The AXA Mind Health Study has found that women typically suffer from lower levels of self-acceptance, which can expose them to mind health triggers such as body image and gender discrimination. An unfair division of chores in the household can also leave women with less time to manage their mind health through relaxation, healthy eating, exercise or social interaction.

THE RECENT GROWTH OF

MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

TOP 5 CURRENT

MIND HEALTH CONDITIONS

Share of the global population experiencing one

of the following mental health conditions

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The mind health of young people is not improving

The AXA Mind Health Study shows that the age gap is continuing to widen, led by the worsening emotional wellbeing of younger people. Now two years on from Covid-19, the situation has yet to improve, suggesting that mind health issues among younger people were a growing cause for concern even without the disruption of a global pandemic.

Within the Mind Health Index, the majority of under-25s are among the populations identified as doing the worst:

• 39% are "languishing" (+4 points compared to 2022) and 19% are "struggling" (+1 point).
• Similarly, 39% of the under-25s would be affected by

severe or extremely severe forms of depression, anxiety and/or stress.

Typical barriers to care among young people include stigma, cost and concerns around confidentiality. In many cases,

DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS

Share of the population affected with anxiety, stress

or depression severely or more extremely.

professional healthcare services

Dr. Alex George

UK Ambassador for Mental Health. Host of @thestompcast podcast @dralexgeorge

"A 20-year-old today has lived their formative

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many lack understanding of mental health conditions and struggle to recognize their own struggles or seek help. Younger people are especially concerned about technology addiction, social media, body image and future uncertainty.

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23%

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years not only in a global pandemic but also in a time of geopolitical instability, a cost of living crisis, job insecurity as well as growing concerns about climate change. If living through lockdowns weren't difficult enough, there have also been huge changes in technology, social media and cultural norms.

It's little surprise that many 18-to-34-year-olds feel extremely anxious, stressed and alone. The message from the MHI is that more young people need to access professional healthcare services that can help protect their mental wellbeing at such an important period of their lives."