CBF hosts talk on mental health in the digital age for Yellow September | OneFootball

On Tuesday (29), the CBF brought employees together for an awareness lecture as part of the organization’s Yellow September program. Neuropsychologist Luisa Cunha addressed the topic “Mental Health and the Challenges of the Digital Age,” focusing on an issue that, although it may seem silent, now affects a significant portion of the population. After the lecture, employees were able to interact and ask questions.

Difficulty concentrating, excessive screen time, digital procrastination, reduced sleep quality. The impact of excessive technology use in the digital age is a reality for most people today. This was the theme chosen by CBF’s Human Resources Department for its Yellow September program, a month dedicated to strengthening initiatives related to valuing life, suicide prevention, combating mental health stigma, recognizing signs of distress, among other issues.

Neuropsychologist Luisa Cunha during her presentation to CBF employeesCredits: Luciana Vermell / CBF

“We wanted to address something different and, in a few conversations with Dr. Luisa, she suggested this topic. After discussing it with Dr. Guilherme (Nogueira, CBF’s General HR Manager), we concluded that this topic would make more sense for our lecture because it reaches everyone,” explained Luciana Bastos, CBF’s HR coordinator.

The lecture covered the impacts of hyperconnectivity on mental health and daily life, highlighting issues such as cognitive overload, technostress and digital burnout, digital procrastination, multitasking and fragmented attention, telepressure, and difficulty disconnecting. The discussion placed Yellow September initiatives within a broader perspective of valuing life, addressing not only suicide prevention but also everyday behaviors that can affect well-being, relationships, and the ability to create meaning.

The lecture took place in the CBF auditorium, and employees were able to interact with the psychologist at the end of the talkCredits: Luciana Vermell / CBF

Luisa Cunha emphasized that mental health should be understood in a broad way and that valuing life involves paying attention to different factors that run through existence. “When we talk about mental health, it is an umbrella that covers many issues that may not be in a good place and can bring existential, subjective, and cognitive harm. The importance of using spaces such as Yellow September is, yes, to talk about suicide prevention, but also about processes of valuing life, awareness, and prevention,” she said.

Among the strategies presented to deal with the effects of excessive technology use, Luisa highlighted the return to basic habits such as sleep, eating, and hygiene without the constant presence of electronic devices. One proposal is to establish “screen-free zones,” setting aside moments in daily life for disconnection. “It is about creating spaces where technology does not necessarily need to be involved. It can be during an in-person meeting, a family gathering, or a moment of hygiene or eating. When we begin to try some of these strategies, we start to understand how possible this is and also how much technology affects us,” she explained.

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