Menon, Rajesh  <br/><br/>
Necessity of a mental health policy as part of employee engagement for Indian corporate  

 - Indian Journal of Training and Development   
 - 50(1 &2), Jan, 2020: p.63-67 
<br/><br/> According to the World Health Organisation ''Mental health refers to our cognitive, behavioural, and emotional wellbeing - it is all about how we think, feel, and behave". Government of India recently passed the mental health Bill 2017 which now recognizes mental health as a major social issue to be addressed upon. The sustainable development goals which came as an extension of the millennium developmental goals gave mental health a priority and advocated mental health as a developmental agenda. This was in addition to the World Health organization taking mental health as a public health perspective in 2003. A study by ASSOCHEM in India shows 42% of corporate executives stressed and depressed and having a massive impact on productivity. High incidence of stress, anxiety and depression among the corporate executives have been under study elsewhere but in India the ASSOCHEM study was an eye opener. – Reproduced