Global Alliance: Compared to other professions, professional communicators today experience a much higher rate of poor mental health due to the impacts of their work, workplace culture, or the type of content and experiences they come into contact with through their work.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year due to depression and anxiety – two of the most common forms of mental disorder. Globally, an estimated 15% of working-age adults are also said to have suffered from mental disorder in 2019. This is especially true for the PR industry, where practitioners continue to face challenges in creating relationships with the public, handling clients with unrealistic expectations, and most of all, working in a field that is not understood by many people.
With this in mind, the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management has put together a series of activities to celebrate Health and Wellbeing Month this January. Its aim is to give everyone a chance to have a relaxing break with family and friends and look forward to being in touch in 2024. So, all throughout the month of January, Global Alliance will be giving away access to white papers ready for download, global news, articles with links, podcasts, and a “Health and Wellbeing” webinar that would serve as the culmination of this year’s celebration.
In this webinar, Jenny Muir, an international communication and advocacy expert and the former president of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) will walk you through the professional curtain and help you touch on some industry realities plus the importance of looking after yourself, your colleagues, and the community from a mental health and suicide prevention perspective.
Also joining her in this webinar is Zarah Hernaez, former Corporate Communications Manager of Total Philippines and an experienced communications consultant, who will help contextualize the impact of current and likely environmental factors that PR and communications professionals will need to address in 2024.
In line with this, we hope you could join the Health and Wellbeing in this free webinar via ZOOM on Tuesday, January 23, at 7PM (Australia Time) / 8AM (GMT time London/Lisbon).
Slots are limited, so please register early through this link: https://bit.ly/41ZO0Dl .
For more details, you can also reach out to Global Alliance through the secretariat at (+632) 917-8276797 or through email at ana@ardent.com.ph.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on the 23rd!
Sincerely,
Fiona Cassidy
Director, Global Alliance for PR and Communication Management
Chairperson, Health and Wellbeing Month
