The pandemic blew the door wide open on mental health, but the intensity of the efforts to reduce stigma that the early pandemic prompted has leveled off, stated Deb Smolensky, CWP, CLP, WELCOA. In this article, Jen Colletta provides considerations from an HR perspective and how HR can drive a more supportive mental health culture.
Source: HR Executive, May 8, 2025. Link. Setting the stage for a workplace free of stigma around mental health involves training employees to have the “right words,” the compassion, the nonjudgmental mindset it takes to allow empathy to flourish.
People need to be told <mental health challenges> are a human thing. It’s OK to talk about and we’re <employers> going to create the safe venues for you to do that.” – Sara Fyfe
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