Executive Summary: 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health Report

Mental health support is expanding, but employees are still struggling. Get the five biggest insights shaping workforce mental health in 2026, based on perspectives from 500 benefits leaders and 7,500 employees worldwide.

Executive Summary

1 in 3 employees is stuck in survival mode.

More complex mental health needs, AI disruption, and growing caregiving demands are making recovery harder, even as support becomes more accessible.

For benefits leaders, the question is no longer whether support exists. The real question is whether it actually works.

This executive summary highlights five key insights from Lyra’s 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health Report, based on perspectives from 500 benefits leaders and 7,500 employees worldwide. It reveals the pressures reshaping workforce mental health—and what leading organizations are doing differently.

Download the executive summary to uncover:

How more complex mental health needs are reshaping workforce support
The pressures transforming employee experience, from family mental health needs to AI disruption
Where perception gaps between employees and benefits leaders reveal opportunities to strengthen support