Mental health has been hidden behind a curtain of stigma and discrimination for too long.
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
With some guidance from mental health experts, employers can support the strength and resilience of their greatest resource: their people. To address mental health, create a culture of wellness, practice compassionate leadership, and provide access to direct services with an Ei in-house therapist.
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9 KEY FACTS
Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between now and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not addressed (Lancet Commission Report)
The analysis, led by the World Health Organisation , found that without scaled-up treatment, a staggering US$ 12 billion working days – or 50 million years of work – will be lost to depression and anxiety disorders each year between now and 2030. It puts the annual loss to the global economy at US$ 925bn (WHO)
For every US$ 1 put into scaled up treatment for common mental disorders, there is a return of US$ 4 in improved health and productivity (WHO)
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50% or Half of the world’s population will experience a mental health disorder throughout their lifetime (Lancet Psychiatry, 2023)
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62% of employees are disengaged (Gallup State Of the Global Workforce Report, 2024)
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55% of CEOs Have Experienced a Mental Health Issue in the past 12 months (Businessolver State of Workplace Empathy Report, 2024)
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75% of the working population have experienced at least one mind health issue due to their work environment (AXA Mind Health Report, 2024)
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49% of Singaporeans reported feeling depressed to the point that they felt sad or hopeless almost every day for weeks at a time, (Ipsos World Mental Health Day 2023 Report, 2023)
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48% of workers and 53% of managers admit they are burned out at work (DeLoitte Global Millennial and Gen Z Survey, 2024)
[1] ‘SHRM Survey: 41 Percent of Workers Feel Burnt Out During Pandemic’, 2020, May 11, Society for Human Resource Management, retrieved February 21, 2023, https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/press-room/press-releases/pages/shrm-survey-41-percent-of-workers-feel-burnt-out-during-pandemic.aspx.
[2] Greenwood, K., Bapat, V., and Maughan, M. (2019, October 7). ‘Research: People Want Their Employers to Talk About Mental Health’, Harvard Business Review, retrieved February 21, 2023, https://hbr.org/2019/10/research-people-want-their-employers-to-talk-about-mental-health.
[3] ‘Nine in Ten (91%) Managers and Supervisors Agree It’s Important to Improve Their Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace’, 2012, Oct 18, Ipsos, retrieved February 21, 2023, https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/nine-ten-91-managers-and-supervisors-agree-its-important-improve-their-emotional-intelligence.
