{"id":2609,"date":"2017-09-21T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:03:12","slug":"how-to-address-mental-health-issues-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-address-mental-health-issues-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How to address mental health issues in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to address mental health issues in the workplace\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-09-21T11:00:37-04:00\">September 21, 2017<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"How to address mental health issues in the workplace\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-address-mental-health-issues-in-the-workplace\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/josephmallo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='Joseph Mallo' src='https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/sage\/dist\/images\/avatars\/author-fallback.svg' srcset='https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/sage\/dist\/images\/avatars\/author-fallback.svg 2x' class='avatar avatar-40 photo avatar-default entry-author__image' height='40' width='40' \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Joseph Mallo<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To an employee with a mental health condition, balancing everyday work and life can be a struggle. While approximately 40 million Americans in the workforce deal with mental health issues, 56% of those do not receive treatment for their ailments, contributing to decreased productivity and ongoing health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treatment alleviates symptoms and improves job performance, but many people skip appointments or decide to forgo treatment altogether due to fear that the time required puts their job at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/workplacehealthpromotion\/health-strategies\/depression\/evaluation-measures\/index.html\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a> estimate that there are 200 million lost workdays each year due to depression, at a cost of $17 to $44 billion to employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show that frustration at work will eventually take a toll on physical health as well. Those who identify as having negative feelings about their work life are more susceptible to chronic illnesses, weight gain, and bouts of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an employer, it is your job to create a healthy workplace environment to get the most out of your employees. A healthy workplace environment can improve mental and physical well-being. Here are some ways to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide a quality health insurance plan with mental health care and educate your employees about their options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer healthy living bonuses such as access to a company gym, subsidized gym membership, loaner bikes for lunch trips, or an incentive for a yearly physical or quitting smoking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a series of team building activities. For example, organize an afternoon sorting food at the local food bank or day at an animal shelter. It will help break up the redundancy of the work week while also providing a fun and helpful service to their community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage and promote an environment of honesty and transparency to make the employees feel valued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a perception and culture where mental health is understood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a setting that encourages positivity. Make sure the workplace is well lit, organized, not overcrowded, and keep up the appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, the goal is to make everyone&#8217;s lives easier, which can be difficult with mental health issues. As a business manager with a good game plan and a positive outlook, these issues can be overcome and managed. Luckily, no one is alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you experiencing depression or have suicidal thoughts? There is help out there for you. 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