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Here’s why you shouldn’t treat employee mental health as a mental health problem

Simply trying to tackle the issue as it happens is not a sustainable solution, says new research.
July 26, 2023

Simply trying to tackle the issue as it happens is not a sustainable solution, says new research.

As a manager, ensuring that your staff are supported mentally through any issues is vital, not just as a human, but as a person running a business concerned about the bottom line.

Employee mental health is not an abstract issue. One in five workers in the United States say their mental health is only fair – or worse, poor. Those who describe their mental health that way are likely to have more than two working weeks of unplanned absences a year, compared with just 2.5

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