A majority of employed Americans, 76%, feel employees’ mental health is not a priority for employers, according to a survey by Yoh, a division of Day & Zimmermann.
The report also found less than one-quarter of employees said their employer offers on-site or remote mental health resources, such as access to an on-staff counselor or psychologist at all times and regular group therapy sessions at no cost to employees. On the other hand, only one in five employees know whether or not they receive access to mental health resources as a part of their employer-sponsored health insurance.
Additionally, 23% of employees said their employer has improved addressing employees’ mental health since the beginning of Covid. However, 22% reported their employer considers “mental health days” and traditional “’sick days” equal. Only 14% of employees said their employer conducted mental health check-ins with them and their colleagues.
“With how much focus has been placed on mental health over the past two-plus years – rightfully so – it is somewhat shocking to see that employees are not being provided with the right amount of mental health resources and support from their employers,” Yoh President Emmett McGrath said. “This should be a wake-up call for companies across industries.”
The survey was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Yoh from July 28 to Aug. 1 and included 2,055 Americans, of whom 1077 are employed full or part-time.