Woman stressed out Employers are seeking innovative ways to lift up their employees and capitalize on the current climate where not only is it ok to not be ok, but it's also ok to seek help. (Photo: Rommel Canlas/Shutterstock.com)

One of the biggest barriers to addressing mental health in the workplace in the past has been the stigma attached to mental illness. As a result, many employees struggle and suffer, forgoing care and treatment that could be life-changing and lifesaving. Perhaps the shame and embarrassment was generational. Many of us grew up in an environment where we were told, "suck it up," or "life isn't fair."

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.