How Mental Health Stigma Impacts Performance (and How to Address it)
Stigma is still holding performance back. Even as access improves, hesitation lingers. Four in 10 employees worry about being judged for getting help. Learn what’s driving it and how it drives higher costs, longer leaves, and lost productivity.
Guide
Stigma hasn’t disappeared. It has evolved. Today, it shows up as hesitation: employees waiting until something feels “serious enough” to seek support, managers unsure when to step in, and support arriving later than it should.
Those small delays add up. What could’ve been addressed early becomes more complex, impacting focus, performance, and time away from work.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- How stigma shows up in everyday work behaviors, and why it’s easy to miss
- Why delayed care drives cost, productivity loss, and turnover risk
- What leaders can do to help people engage in care earlier and recover faster
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