Infographic: Mental health takes center stage during COVID-19

Mental health takes center stage during COVID-19

Employees suffer from severe stress, anxiety or depression

• 38% say it impacts at least one member of their family
• 45% of those said that they haven’t gotten any help they need
• 49% also struggle financially

Those not getting the help they need are:

• ½ as likely to be highly engaged
• Likely to miss 4 more days of work

Enhancing mental health benefits is a high priority for employers

Providing access to virtual services

• 77% offered or expanded access to virtual mental health services
• 69% prioritized communication about these virtual services

Addressing anxiety through virtual and social connectedness

• 85% increase access to videoconferencing to keep employees connected
• 73% offer flexible work hours to allow for child care or eldercare responsibilities
• 56% foster opportunities such as virtual coffee breaks to connect for non-work purposes

Delivering manager training in critical areas including

• 58% Promoting importance of flexibility to employee needs
• 52% managing and engaging a remote workforce
• 39% Recognizing signs of anxiety and how to refer to resources such as EAP* programs
• 23% Recognizing signs of burnout

Looking to 2021

• Many employers (38%) are likely to revise their health care strategy
• 66% will prioritize access to high quality mental health solutions
• 39% to address employee loneliness through actions such as manager training and video conferencing

Levers to help support your workforce

• Enhance navigation support and improve access to affordable mental health services including virtual solutions
• Ensure EAP* is fit for purpose and includes critical incident response
• Train managers in areas essential to supporting employee mental and emotional wellbeing
• Ensure senior leaders give mental health the same priority as physical health