Additional quotes supporting finding one
| “Coming back to work after declaring your mental health challenge presents problems. For starters, not everyone is welcoming. There is a perception of weaknesses and wanting to use the mental health issue to get it easy at work.” [Participant 1] | “Stigma within the public service is a much bigger fight than the challenge of mental health. I guess this could be like that even across the country. I do not regret getting the help I needed and the time away from work. I regret letting people know of the challenges I was going through. ”[Participant 13] |
| “The workplace appears to be stigmatized. By this, I mean shying away from talking about the real issues that are affecting people. From my personal experience, the challenge is related to the stigma that surrounds mental health issues. I think we have as a public service response to mental health challenges and no response yet to the issue of stigma. ”[Participant 12] | “Often, there is a fear that comes with relating with people who have gone through mental health challenges. Personally, the challenge has to do with how we view issues related to mental health. The conversation remains one that is uncomfortable due to societal views. ”[Participant 6] |
| “Coming back to work after declaring your mental health challenge presents problems. For starters, not everyone is welcoming. There is a perception of weaknesses and wanting to use the mental health issue to get it easy at work.” [Participant 1] | “Stigma within the public service is a much bigger fight than the challenge of mental health. I guess this could be like that even across the country. I do not regret getting the help I needed and the time away from work. I regret letting people know of the challenges I was going through. ”[Participant 13] |
| “The workplace appears to be stigmatized. By this, I mean shying away from talking about the real issues that are affecting people. From my personal experience, the challenge is related to the stigma that surrounds mental health issues. I think we have as a public service response to mental health challenges and no response yet to the issue of stigma. ”[Participant 12] | “Often, there is a fear that comes with relating with people who have gone through mental health challenges. Personally, the challenge has to do with how we view issues related to mental health. The conversation remains one that is uncomfortable due to societal views. ”[Participant 6] |
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