5 reasons mental health in the workplace is a top priority

Addressing mental health issues is crucial to employee and company performance.

Over 80% of large U.S. companies offer a workplace wellness program. These programs have proven successful in identifying and lowering employee health risk factors, reducing healthcare costs, and increasing employee engagement and productivity. However, not all wellness programs are created equally.

There are many intertwining components to overall health and wellness, yet one crucial element that many corporate wellness programs overlook is mental health.

Mental and emotional health can be more complex than physical health to address in the workplace. Offering a wellness program that connects all aspects of health, including mental and emotional, ensures that employees receive the tools and resources needed to achieve optimal well-being and workplace satisfaction.

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Here are 5 reasons you should focus on mental health in the workplace:

1. Addressing mental health in the workplace can help shatter the stigma