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NAMI Releases Poll Showing Post-Pandemic Workforce Demands More Mental Health Support | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 13 Feb 2024 | Back to overview list |
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People Look to Employers to Provide More Mental Health Resources to Improve Workplace Culture ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new poll from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) shows an overwhelming number of American workers employed at large organizations believe it's appropriate to talk about mental health at work and broadly support mental health training in the workplace. The poll, conducted by Ipsos, also finds a knowledge gap in employer-provided mental healthcare coverage, indicating the need for more communication to improve workplace culture. "This poll shows that, without a doubt, today's workforce wants their employers to care about their mental health – by talking about it, giving training on it, and providing support for it," said NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. "That is why partnerships like NAMI's StigmaFree Workplace initiative are crucial. To help organizations better support their employees, the StigmaFree Workplace initiative assists employers in raising awareness and education, cultivating a culture of caring, and increasing access to mental health services and supports. "NAMI is uniquely positioned to support partners, given our experience working with major global corporations, our deep community connections, and our understanding of the value of lived experience," continued Gillison. Employees want to talk about mental health, but don't Half of employees feel burned out Employees believe mental health training is important – but people managers don't feel fully equipped More than three-quarters of employees say supervisors, HR, and senior leadership should be responsible for helping employees feel comfortable discussing mental health at work (86%, 85%, and 78%, respectively), but 7 in 10 people at the executive or manager/director level have not received training about how to do so. And only about half (51%) say their employer offers or requires mental health and wellbeing trainings, resources or events, showing a significant opportunity for employers to close that gap. Most employees place employer-sponsored mental health coverage high on the list for a positive workplace culture Overall, employees who are offered mental health training or coverage from their employer are more comfortable sharing about their own mental health at work. "We have to do more to create environments that are safe and supportive to address this mental health crisis," said Gillison. Information on NAMI's StigmaFree Workplace initiative and how to become a partner. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of the millions of Americans affected by mental health conditions. Join the conversation at Instagram.com/namicommunicate | Twitter.com/namicommunicate | Facebook.com/nami | LinkedIn.com/company/nami |YouTube.com/NAMIvideo | TikTok.com/@nami This NAMI/Ipsos poll was conducted January 4-9, 2024, by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 2,062 general population adults age 18 or older, who are employed full-time and work at a business or company with at least 100 employees. The survey has a margin of error of ± 2.5 percentage points. Learn more about the poll methodology here. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nami-releases-poll-showing-post-pandemic-workforce-demands-more-mental-health-support-302060282.html SOURCE National Alliance on Mental Illness |
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