State of mind

摘要

SHIFTING BUDGETS, NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND A PANDEMIC ARE BRINGING RAPID CHANGE TO AN ALREADY FAST-MOVING INDUSTRY. ENGINEERS CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE, BUT AT WHAT COST TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH? ETi EXPLORES THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. It's estimated that close to 13% of the global population are now struggling with mental health issues. That is 971 million adults and children worldwide. Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic the data looked bleak. In 2019, the United Nations estimated that the lost productivity resulting from the two most common mental disorders - depression and anxiety - costs the global economy more than US$1tn every single year.