Employee Perceptions on Employers’ Role in Supporting Mental Health
|
Somewhat agree Strongly agree |
Agreement Total* (NET) | |
| Committed to employees’ well-being |  |
79% |
| Committed to employees’ overall physical health |  |
75% |
| Committed to employees’ overall mental health |  |
68% |
| Committed to employees’cardiovascular “heart” health |  |
66% |
| Committed to helping employees manage stress |  |
64% |
Question Q805 – How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about your employer’s commitment to employees?
Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, Strongly Disagree
* Agreement Total refers to the combined total of answers indicating either Somewhat Agree or Strongly Agree.
employees’ well-being and overall physical health, but are slightly less likely to agree that their employer is committed to the overall mental health of employees.
These findings indicate employers can do more to demonstrate they support mental health as much as physical health. For example, employers can emphasize the link between cardiovascular health and mental health and the importance of managing one to address the other.
Supporting work-life balance may enhance employee mental health.
In addition to preventing and treating mental health disorders, employers should be promoting positive mental health. To gauge employer performance in this area, the survey asked respondents to rate their level of agreement with the following statements:
|
Somewhat agree Strongly agree |
Agreement Total* (NET) | |
| Provides resources needed to do the job |  |
85% |
| Gives clear tasks and organizational objectives |  |
83% |
| Provides opportunities for career development | |
80% |
| Has realistic expectations in terms of workload, timelines, etc. |  |
79% |
| Compensates employees fairly |  |
77% |
| Involves employees in decision-making |  |
65% |
Q800: How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about your employer?
Strongly agree, Somewhat agree, Somewhat disagree, Strongly disagree
*Agreement Total refers to the combined total of answers indicating either Somewhat Agree or Strongly Agree.
Employers should consider the extent to which they facilitate a supportive work environment and should encourage positive mental health by modeling work-life balance. They should also make mental health resources and information more available to employees.
Aspects related to mental health information were rated somewhat positively, indicating employers can do more to communicate available resources to employees and provide more information about mental health in general health communication to employees. This may help employees feel better prepared, so if the need arises, they are knowledgeable about where to access help from their employer.
|
Somewhat agree Strongly agree |
Agreement Total* (NET) | |
| Communicates to employees the mental health resources available | |
64% |
| Includes mental health information in general health communication |  |
62% |
| Encouraged by leadership to talk about mental health to supervisor, free from fear of stigma |  |
53% |
| Educates employees that mental health disorders are like other chronic conditions such as diabetes |  |
51% |
| Provides training to managers and supervisors on how to support employees’ mental health |  |
50% |
Q815 How much to you agree or disagree with the following statements about your employer’s culture toward mental health?
*Agreement Total refers to the combined total of answers indicating either Somewhat Agree or Strongly Agree.
Employers can do more to engage leadership in dialogue with employees about mental health.
Only 53% feel encouraged to talk about their mental health with supervisors,free from fear of stigma
Employers should provide more mental health education and training across all levels of the organization.
Aspects related to education and training were rated least positively. Employers should consider providing more mental health training for employees across all organizational levels, including leadership.