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Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Workplace

Suicide prevention at work, with tips for colleagues and supervisors, was discussed in a research-backed webinar by the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability (EARN), which is housed at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. A recording of the webinar is available.
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Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Workplace

Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Cornell Chronicle
YTI research shows that to reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.
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Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Focus Group Participants Sought for Study

The Yang-Tan Institute is looking for employers, managers and HR professionals who want to participate in a 90-minute, online focus group as part of a study of how workplace policies, attitudes and practices impact the employment experiences of justice-impacted individuals with disabilities.
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Focus Group Participants Sought for Study

In the News

Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

Cornell Chronicle
Studying two decades of data collected through the Empire State Poll, researchers have found that the cost of living dominates respondents’ key concerns, eclipsing other priorities, such as the environment.
Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

Overwhelmed at Work? How to Take a Mental Health Day Without the Guilt

US News and World Report
“You do not need a policy labeled 'mental health day' to take care of your mental health,” explains Ashley Bryant, workplace disability inclusion associate at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discussing common options for taking a mental health day and employee rights.
Overwhelmed at Work? How to Take a Mental Health Day Without the Guilt

This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use

Disabled Journalists Association
“What we try to do is provide data and information as up to date as possible based on the best data sources we have available,” said Bill Erickson, senior research specialist, discussing DisabilityStatistics.org, a website with free maps and charts of disability data, published through ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute.
This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use

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YTI Works for New York State

Partnering with state agencies, policymakers, and communities across New York state to support efforts to increase employment of people with disabilities

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