Destigmatizing Mental Health at Work: Best Practices for the Modern Workplace
Mental health stigma, or the shame associated with needing mental health care, can prevent your employees from getting the care they need. Here’s how to prevent stigma and create a healthy work environment.
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Mental health stigma is a workplace issue
Untreated mental illness perpetuates suffering for employees, turning treatable mental health conditions into serious and costly issues like heart disease, substance abuse, and depression. It also costs companies billions of dollars each year in lost productivity.
Learn strategies to reduce mental health stigma, including:
- Investing in comprehensive mental health benefits
- Starting conversations about mental health and modeling healthy behaviors
- Launching effective mental health literacy and awareness programs
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