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I was fortunate to be invited to speak at the itSMF UK Conference in November 2018. Here are my key take-aways that I thought I would share with you.
This year’s itSMF UK conference had many themes flowing through it but one that stood out from the rest was the need to look after our people and ourselves.
The second keynote speaker of the conference was Thomas Jordon (TJ) from SANE who set the scene with a very moving personal story and some breathtaking statistics including the following from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. Around 450 million people currently suffer from such conditions, placing mental disorders among the leading causes of ill-health and disability worldwide.” (October 2018)
TJ went on to explain how sufferers hide their mental issues due to stigma. He referred to the following from WHO.
Game On!
By Karen Ferris