Dave Horsfall: Let's talk about Mental Health
Channel: Society of Research Software Engineering
Date: 2022-11-10

A plenary talk from RSECon2022.
Content warning for discussion of suicide.

Details: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/3101/program?session=44216&s=1274
Followup article with additional Q&A: https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2022-11-07-talking-about-mental-health-rsecon22

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Abstract: According to the government commissioned Thriving At Work report, just 13% of employees feel able to disclose a mental health issue to their line manager. Research Software Engineering can be an exciting career but academia has unique risk factors that impact our wellbeing and motivation. We need to create a place where people feel they can talk freely about mental health, without being judged. Dave Horsfall is an Software Sustainability Institute fellow who advocates for better mental health in the RSE community, and will lead an interactive presentation exploring ideas around mental health.

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0:00 Speaker introduction
0:30 Talk
27:40 Q&A