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Why Mental Health Matters in the Workplace
10.8M
Approximately 10.8 million full-time workers have a substance use disorder.
35M
As many as 35 million workdays are lost each year due to mental illness.
$105B
Untreated mental illness in the workplace costs businesses $105 billion each year – mostly due to lost productivity.
How Mental Health First Aid at Work Can Help
Reduces stigma
Increases employees’ mental health and substance use literacy.
Increases likelihood that employees will reach out to someone who may be facing a mental health or substance use challenge.
Teaches employees how to connect a distressed person with the appropriate resources, in accordance with company policies.
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To read more about how Mental Health First Aid is helping critical populations,
check out our case studies , or read our blog and filter by population type.
check out our case studies , or read our blog and filter by population type.
Supporting Minority Mental Health in the Workplace
Directly or indirectly, mental health and substance use challenges affect everyone. But for many people in communities of color, the process of navigating these challenges – especially at work – can be even more difficult. It is no secret that inequities in the United States have affected everything from access to mental health care to the composition of C-suites and hospitalization rates during COVID-19. After […]...
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