In 2020, the rapid and disorienting impacts of the pandemic forced mental health into the workplace conversation, and leaders made a point to check in on their teams, and try to provide them with better support.
Nearly four years later, that conversation has quieted, but the need has hardly diminished. In 2023, a third of adults reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, and 90% of Americans believe there’s a mental health crisis in the U.S. In the workplace, 62% of missed work is due to a mental health condition, and half of all employees have quit their job because of their mental health. For Gen Z, that figure is a shocking 81%, according to KFF.
