JMIR Publications

ABSTRACT

Suicide kills more people than homicide, and suicidal tendencies along with other mental health issues can be linked to the workplace as millions of working days are lost every year due to work-related ill-health. The infrastructure of the workplace, nature of the work, culture within the industry and the particular organisation, employers, colleagues, person-specific habits, and upbringing all play their part in the health and wellbeing of any working adults that contribute to the productivity of the organisation. Therefore, understanding the origin and influence of the complex underlying factors, both qualitatively and quantitatively, can inform the next generation workplace to drive positive change relying on empirically-grounded evidence. Thus, this paper aims to critically investigate the means to understand how such evidence can be collected to transform the workforce and workplace.