"Employment is Important in Improving Mental Health" | Galit B, Wellness Advisor - Ep 033

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversation with Shaun Pianta. 

In this episode, host Shaun chats with atWork Australia's Principal Advisor - Health and Wellness Services, Galit Bailey.

Galit has spent multiple decades working in employment services, supporting people with mental health concerns to work through their challenges to find life changing employment. Throughout Galit's career, she has worked in multiple countries and believes the major barriers to employment in Australia, are universal. She states the biggest barriers to employment are attitude and motivation. 

Throughout this episode, Galit breaks down the additional challenges a person experiencing mental health concerns might face at each stage of the employment journey and how we can best support a person through these difficult times.

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Additional Resources & Support

Ask Izzy - ⁠https://askizzy.org.au/⁠

Job Access - https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/home

Headspace - https://headspace.org.au/

Black Dog Institute - https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

Lifeline Australia - https://www.lifeline.org.au/

This podcast is hosted, edited and coordinated by Shaun Pianta, Lina Martini and Sam Macfarlane.