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How teamwork helps in mental health at workplace?

Mental health is a sensitive topic around which people generally tend to walk on eggshells. There is not enough awareness and conversation happening around this topic. Mental health is as important as a person's physical health. Especially, in today's day and age, where a fast-paced professional life is draining us mentally. The work keeps on piling, the grind never stops. We are so engrossed in the 9 to 5 mix, that we often tend to overlook our health. Issues like anxiety, depression and more seem to becoming more and more common amongst the professionals.

Mental health cannot be dealt with and cannot be changed overnight. However, by taking the steps in the right direction, it will help the employees to feel heard and seen. It will invoke a sense of acceptance and validation within the team. This is why we bring you ways in which you can How teamwork helps in mental health at workplace?


1. Division of work

It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. It needs to be ensured that the work is not pushed on just one person in particular. Proper division of work ensures team work and builds a synergy. With proper teamwork the work gets done smoothly and thus, very less stress is caused. Ergo, a better mental health is ensured.


2. Have breaks in between schedules

Earlier, people used to take tea/coffee breaks and would get a breather from the hectic schedule. But ever since the pandemic has begun and people have started working from home, the routine has been disturbed. The breaks have become less frequent. A solution to this can be that people can take breaks and can have their tea/coffee breaks while meeting each other virtually. This will ensure that the team stays fresh and energized.


3. Have open discussions

Every once in a while, the entire team can get together to have discussions on various topics and can give inputs on what they want to change or improve. This invokes a feeling of being seen and heard and hence it is beneficial in the overall progress of the team and the organisation as a whole.


4. Organise team building activities

Team building is an essential part of a team performing successfully. When the team building activities are held, it ensures a strengthening of the overall team and its bond. This encourages the team to put aside their differences and work together towards achieving the same goal. Thus a healthy atmosphere is created and the overall work environment improves drastically.


5. Acknowledgement of efforts

It is important that the efforts put in by the employees are acknowledged and appreciated. This will boost the morale of the individual and they will start putting more effort into the work they do. Thus, strengthening the team and delivering great results.


All of these are just a few examples of how teamwork can be beneficial in improving a professional’s mental health. Apart from these fostering the feeling of togetherness, building friendships with the team members and also actively cementing good professional relations can be the key to an improved mental health.

The whole team should try to spread awareness about the importance of mental health. This generated awareness will end up benefitting everyone around and a conducive work environment can be created. The change will come if and when it begins somewhere.