While we’ve come a long way in ensuring physical health and safety is a normal part of how we work, our next challenge is to ensure mental health and safety is given the same priority. Studies have shown that the more negatively our mental health is affected, the greater our risk of injury or illness within a work environment. With the cost to Australian organisations of poor mental health totalling more than $6 billion in lost productivity, it has never been more critical to tackle this issue.

A panel featuring some of the world's leading voices on WHS and mental health outline some practical steps and insights, focussing on the critical issues and practical, effective ideas to help you build a mentally healthy workplace. The experts discuss ways to prevent and manage mental health at work, including in small business; how to identify psychological hazards; how to tailor effective evidence-based mental health programs, and; the importance of effective leadership.