{"id":54049,"date":"2022-07-02T10:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=54049"},"modified":"2025-01-20T08:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:35:08","slug":"mental-health-awareness-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Better, Do Better: Focus on Mental Health Awareness at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mental health awareness and employee well-being are both topics that have gained greater importance in the last decade, and as The Great Resignation has shown, employee expereience is now more important than ever. Our conversation about corporate social responsibility (CSR)<\/a>\u00a0continues, focusing on the necessity of providing a good work environment for better employee morale and engagement.<\/p>\n

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Like today’s consumers, today’s employees are demanding more from their experiences. If they feel supported, your employees will support your continued growth, initiatives, and operations. According to the CDC, Depression interferes with a person\u2019s ability to complete physical job tasks about 20% of the time, and reduces cognitive performance about 35% of the time<\/a>. That can be greatly detrimental to not only the growth of a company, but also to the company\u2019s continued support to their communities.<\/p>\n

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Their employees, in fact, are truly the first community they need to take care of.<\/p>\n

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Mental Health Awareness for Employee Productivity<\/h2>\n

Did you know your employees\u2019 mental health can affect their productivity? It\u2019s true. Some employers may look to ensure their employees are physically fit, but most don\u2019t ensure mental fortitude. But there are many reasons to keep employees positive, or have a place for them to go when they don\u2019t feel that way, to help continue to support the organization.<\/p>\n

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  1. Lower turnover rates \u2013 employees tend to stay at companies where they feel appreciated, and they can be part of positive cultures.<\/li>\n
  2. Less absenteeism \u2013 when an employee isn\u2019t feeling up to their best, they aren\u2019t as interested in coming to work or being engaged.<\/li>\n
  3. Fewer health issues \u2013 and this is beyond the mental ones. Mental degradation is also linked to physical issues over time<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Removing the Stigma<\/h2>\n

    In the past, revealing or publicly dealing with mental health issues was considered a weakness, especially in upper management. Depression. Anxiety. PTSD. These conditions, as well as others, gained negative connotations and led employees to hide their disorders or issues, instead of receiving the help they may have needed. Things like this can contribute to high turnover, lower productivity, lower performance, and even resentment towards brands and organizations.<\/p>\n

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    Helping your employees through their mental health situations can even help them be more proactive in their own care! By being open, honest, and accepting, it makes it easier for them to be comfortable in asking for help. But we\u2019ll go over this more later in the series.<\/p>\n

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    Inspirational Companies Doing Great Things with MHA<\/h2>\n

    If you need some inspiration to do better for your employees, look no further then these examples below:<\/p>\n

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    1. American Express<\/a> \u2013 They have an award-winning mental health program. The Healthy Minds Program stemmed from their already decades-long (decades-long!) employee assistance program, providing counseling at employee clinics.<\/li>\n
    2. Barclays<\/a> \u2013 They started \u201cThis Is Me\u201d to challenge workplace silence and stigma on mental health, by having over 200 employees share their stories in writings and videos.<\/li>\n
    3. Adobe<\/a> \u2013 They partnered with Aetna and Kaiser to create a large employee assistance program that provides CareKits for pregnancy, child and adult care, legal services, counseling, and relationship support!<\/li>\n
    4. Netflix<\/a> \u2013 They took a much different approach, not having a traditional 9-5 workday, but instead allowing their employees the flexibility to choose their schedule to prioritize what matters for them the most and to take care of themselves first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Ask Your Employees<\/h2>\n

      To help you on your way to learning more about what resources your employees need to open the door to communication, here are a few surveys<\/strong> you can use to get started.<\/p>\n

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      1. Employee Job Satisfaction<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Company Culture Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Work-Life Balance Survey<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. Employee Engagement Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Now is the best time to get\u202ffeedback<\/a><\/strong>\u202ffrom your employees about what matters most to them and use that info to decide which initiatives to start with. Checking the pulse of your employees can lead to deeper knowledge and better relationships. Don\u2019t know where to start?\u202f\u202fWe’re here to support<\/a>\u202fyour efforts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Mental health awareness and employee well-being are both topics that have gained greater importance in the last decade, and as The Great Resignation has shown, employee expereience is now more important than ever. Our conversation about corporate social responsibility (CSR)\u00a0continues, focusing on the necessity of providing a good work environment for better employee morale and engagement. Like today’s consumers, today’s employees are demanding more from their experiences. If they feel supported, your employees will support your continued growth, initiatives, and operations. According to the CDC, Depression interferes with a person\u2019s ability to complete physical job tasks about 20% of the time, and reduces cognitive performance about 35% of the time. That can be greatly detrimental to not only the growth of a company, but also to the company\u2019s continued support to their communities. Their employees, in fact, are truly the first community they need to take care of. Mental Health Awareness for Employee Productivity Did you know your employees\u2019 mental health can affect their productivity? It\u2019s true. Some employers may look to ensure their employees are physically fit, but most don\u2019t ensure mental fortitude. But there are many reasons to keep employees positive, or have a place for them to go when they don\u2019t feel that way, to help continue to support the organization. Lower turnover rates \u2013 employees tend to stay at companies where they feel appreciated, and they can be part of positive cultures. Less absenteeism \u2013 when an employee isn\u2019t feeling up to their best, they aren\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":4963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,156,6],"tags":[794,808,164,838,367,849],"yoast_head":"\nKnow Better, Do Better: Focus on Mental Health Awareness at Work - Sogolytics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taking care of your employees\u2019 well-being and mental health removes stigma and allows them to flourish in the workplace and in their work.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Know Better, Do Better: Focus on Mental Health Awareness at Work - Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Taking care of your employees\u2019 well-being and mental health removes stigma and allows them to flourish in the workplace and in their work.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-02T14:45:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-20T13:35:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Customer-Satisfaction-Survey@3x.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"476\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"714\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"LeTeisha Newton\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/\",\"name\":\"Know Better, Do Better: Focus on Mental Health Awareness at Work - Sogolytics Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-02T14:45:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-20T13:35:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7caf33577b935208e4a708e09eebcdd\"},\"description\":\"Taking care of your employees\u2019 well-being and mental health removes stigma and allows them to flourish in the workplace and in their work.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/mental-health-awareness-at-work\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Know Better, Do Better: Focus on Mental Health Awareness at Work\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Sogolytics Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d7caf33577b935208e4a708e09eebcdd\",\"name\":\"LeTeisha Newton\",\"description\":\"LeTeisha is all about imagination, as reflected through her eclectic involvement in fiction publishing, game streaming, and cosplaying. 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