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The frequency of employees missing work because of mental health issues is surging. Absences increased by one-third from 2022 to 2033 and by 300% between 2017 and 2023.
This increase largely has been driven by female employees, according to research by ComPsych. In 2023 nearly 7 in 10 mental health-related leaves of absence were taken by women. Of these, millennial women took one-third, followed by Gen X women, who accounted for 30% of mental health-related leaves.
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