D&I Weekly News Round Up: Neurodiversity, Mental health, and more

Neurodiversity

While AI chatbots can be useful to everyone – for people with neurodiversity, they can be transformational. Worth reading!

Mental health

Deloitte has just released the latest edition of the Gen Z and Millennial Survey, which includes a deep dive into mental health. The survey reveals that 39% of Gen Zs and 37% of millennials reported an improvement in their mental health over the last 12 months, while 18% of Gen Zs and 17% of millennials said their mental health had worsened. Read more here.

Inclusion

Interesting story about Baltimore-based nonprofit Vehicles for Change, piloting a VR auto technician training program in prisons with the aim to change the trajectory for inmates.

Well-being

Last weekend, the annual Space Out competition took place, this time in Seoul, Korea. Reminding people to stop and take a breather, the participants have to sit and do nothing for 90 minutes, and the person with the lowest resting heart rate wins. Read more here.