As employers work to build more equitable workplaces, their mental health benefits may be unintentionally delivering inequitable support to LGBTQ employees.
Members of the LGBTQ community tend to be more likely to experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorders and suicidality, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Despite a rise in mental health offerings from employers, those programs often fall flat if they don’t meet the specific and nuanced needs of queer workers.
