John Devitt: Effective Occupational Health

At some stage in their life, everyone will experience a deterioration in their mental health.Many will also be affected by substance misuse, which also has a massive impact on working life.On episode three of the Real World HR podcast, we’re joined by Occupational Health expert John Devitt to discuss these pertinent issues of mental health and substance misuse in the workplace. In his role as CEO at Recovery4Life, John specialises in offering support with sensitive, complex health and wellbeing issues such as drugs and alcohol.John believes in the importance of personal enterprise in recovery and advocates reducing the stigma associated with substance misuse and mental wellbeing in the workplace.We open up the discussion in this episode, with John sharing invaluable advice for businesses and individuals to find and offer support.Ready to step into the real world of HR?….Find out more about Recovery4Life: https://www.recovery4life.co.uk/Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdevitt/…Content warning: the discussions in this episode mention alcohol dependency, drugs, mental health, suicide, and addiction.