Communications plays a key role in normalizing mental health at work

Although we’ve made tremendous progress in addressing mental health in the workplace, there is so much work ahead.

Organizations have taken action with new policies, including implementing company-wide mental health PTO days to address burnout and meeting-free Fridays. But employees are still struggling. Recent data from Talkspace found more than half of American employees reported experiencing burnout and 41% are likely to consider a job change to resolve stress.

If we truly want to change the conversation around mental health within our companies, we have to adopt new language and ways of communicating with employees to remove the stigma and encourage positive discussions around wellness.

Communications professionals have a unique opportunity to affect meaningful change when it comes to mental health. Here are three areas where comms professionals can make the biggest impact:

1. Normalize mental health into everyday work.