Partnership for Workplace mental Health

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
AD/HD Awareness Week, September 14-20




September 14-20 is AD/HD Awareness Week!

The Partnership for Workplace Mental Health is pleased to help bring awareness this week to AD/HD at your workplace. Did you know...
  • A recently study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity (AD/HD) disorder perform fewer days of work per year than people without the condition.

  • Individuals with the disorder find it difficult to concentrate due to their distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsivity, or forgetfulness.

  • Workers with AD/HD, compared with workers without the condition, put in 22.1 fewer days a year -- nearly a month's worth of workdays.

  • Studies indicate that AD/HD is found in 2-4% of the adult population.

In fact, the study authors suggested that "adult AD/HD might be a candidate for targeted workplace screening and treatment programs, because cost-effective therapies exist which could improve some aspects of affected workers' performance." They wrote, "It might be cost-effective from the employer perspective to implement workplace screening programs, and provide treatment for workers with AD/HD." Learn more from WebMD�s coverage of the study, or access the study here.

Take Action!

The Partnership invites you to take action at your company and help increase understanding about AD/HD. Make use of AD/HD Awareness Week materials from the organization, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

Consider using these materials at your company by:

  • Posting the AD/HD Awareness Week Posters in lunch or break rooms, or in other high-traffic areas of your workplace: AD/HD Awareness Week Poster

  • Using AD/HD Awareness Week content from to include content in your newsletters, intranets, and paycheck stuffers.

  • Find activities in your area.
CHADD and the National Resource Center on AD/HD have a wealth of web resources that could be helpful in educating your workplace, including:

Thank you for your continued interest in the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. If you have any questions, or you wish not to receive these updates, please e-mail Mary Claire Leftwich at mleftwich@psych.org. Visit www.workplacementalhealth.org or call 703-907-8561 for more information.


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