{"id":50782,"date":"2021-05-20T12:40:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-jc-marketing-site.pantheonsite.io\/?p=50782"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:30:54","slug":"live-webinar-preview-creating-a-roadmap-for-it-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/live-webinar-preview-creating-a-roadmap-for-it-mental-health","title":{"rendered":"Live Webinar Preview: Creating a Roadmap for IT Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Technology is continuously shaping the world we live in at breakneck speed. It\u2019s not the tech itself driving change however, it\u2019s the people behind the tech who are propelling innovation forward. Those of us in the IT industry are well accustomed to the non-stop, fast-paced work environment created by this propulsion. But what happens when we focus so heavily on increasing our work output we neglect the fact that we are human? Are we celebrating busy-ness at the expense of our mental health?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 20.6% of U.S. adults<\/a> experience mental illness, with anxiety disorders and depression as the most prevalent. Data collected by OSMI\u2014 an organization focused on mental health in the tech community\u2014tells a similar but slightly different story. 41.8% of adults<\/a> working in tech or IT have a mental health disorder, essentially double the national average. To deepen the issue further, note that both of these statistics are based on 2019 data and do not account for the widespread and unforgiving impact of a global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n