Helping businesses overcome stigma and support employee wellbeing through educational programs and trainings.Thank you to all who helped us challenge the stigma surrounding mental health
At this time, we are no longer offering workshops through our Mental Health Equality in the Workplace (MHEW) program. However, we remain extremely proud of the work that we have done through MHEW, and we encourage our community to continue to use the resources we have collected as part of this program.
We are eternally grateful to our community of Colorado businesses that recognized the importance of supporting mental health, awareness, acceptance, empowerment, prevention, and recovery for all employees.
Why should businesses care about mental health equality in the workplace?
Mental Health Impacts Everyone
• Each year 67% of employees feel burned out
• Each year up to %60 of employees will manage symptoms of a mental health condition
• Each year at least %20 or employees will manage a diagnosable mental health condition
• Up to 83% of people will manage a diagnosable mental health condition at some point in their lifetime
Stigma is Real
• Only 25% of employees feel comfortable talking to their manager or HR about mental health
• 80% of employees say that stigma keeps them from getting treatment
• 69% of employees strongly agree that it is safer to remain silent about workplace stress
Because it is good for business
• $1 Trillion is lost annually in the US from productivity loses related to depression and anxiety.
• Over 400 Million work days are lost in the US as the result of depression alone
• 34% of total employees, 50% of Millennials, and 75% OF Gen Z-ers have left a job for mental health reasons.
"The economic costs of mental health conditions will be more than cancer, diabetes, and respiratory ailments put together."
- U. S. National Institute of Mental Health
Resources
Workplace Mental Health
"Designing work for well-being," Deloitte
"Building a Resilient Workforce in Uncertain Times," Deloitte
"What makes people happy at work?" Lattice
"The Rise of Therapy-Speak," The New Yorkers
Burnout
"Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People," Harvard Business Review
"Beyond Burned Out," Harvard Business Review
"Burnout From an Organizational Perspective," Stanford Social Innovation Review
"When Passion Leads to Burnout," Harvard Business Review
The Pandemic & Mental Health at Work
"Mental health in the workplace: The coming revolution," McKinsey Quarterly
"The Other COVID-19 Crisis: Declining Mental Health," Qualtrics
"How to Ask if Everything Is OK When It’s Clearly Not," The New York Times
"Could COVID-19 Finally Destigmatize Mental Illness?," TIME
Leadership & Mental Health at Work
"Tuning in, turning outward: Cultivating compassionate leadership in a crisis," McKinsey
"The boss factor: Making the world a better place through workplace relationships," McKinsey
"These are the COVID-19 leadership tactics I’m letting go of," Fast Company
"How CEOs Can Support Employee Mental Health in a Crisis," Harvard Business Review
"How to Answer an Unanswerable Question," Harvard Business Review
"Leading Through Anxiety: Inspiring others when you’re struggling yourself," Harvard Business Review
Team Culture & Checking In
"Be a Colleague That Others Can Confide In," Harvard Business Review
"Mentors, Stop Saying “I Understand”," Harvard Business Review
"Why Compassion Is a Better Managerial Tactic than Toughness," Harvard Business Review
"What Are Stay Interviews? 20 Questions to Ask Employees," Lattice
"10 Questions to Ask Employees During Remote One-on-Ones," Lattice
Strengths-based Framing of Mental Health
"How a Mental Illness Helped the Co-Founder of Kayak Start His Business," INC
"Why Being Vulnerable at Work Can Be Your Biggest Advantage," LinkedIn
"The Power of Vulnerability," TED — Video