Ss01-02 Approaches on Mental Health in the Netherlands

Introduction Psychosocial occupational risks cause human suffering and high costs for companies and society. Work-related stress is high in the Netherlands in sectors with high labour shortages (education, healthcare). All this makes it an important topic of OSH policy in the Netherlands. With its research programme, TNO supports the government and organisations in creating conditions that enhance employee health, wellbeing, and performance. Materials and Methods Four projects will be presented: 1) the Just In Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI), aimed at supporting employees and teams in managing their daily psychosocial working conditions, 2) the Participatory Work Stress Prevention Approach, aimed at reducing psychosocial risks in organisations, 3) the Innovation in Workplace Wellbeing approach, a system dynamic approach to support employees and employers in increasing employee wellbeing and 4) DESTRESS aimed at recognizing stress signals at an early stage, both at organisational and individual levels. The interventions 1, 3 and 4 are still in development and being tested in practice. Intervention 2 is evaluated in a controlled trial. Results will be available at the presentation. Results First pilot studies have shown promising results. Interventions 1 and 3 are perceived useful and feasible. Evaluations of intervention 2 show positive effects on the intended outcomes. The quality of the implementation process is important in all interventions. Conclusions Based on the results of the studies we conclude that, to increase employee health and wellbeing, interventions at all levels (individual, team, leadership, organisation, and environment) are needed. In the coming years, the interaction between interventions at different levels will be examined.