World events, work problems, illness, financial issues — there are plenty of unhappy stressors that can harm an employee’s mental health.
“People are coming (into work) with a lot more than what is on their to-do list. Those stresses can affect how they’re feeling and how they perform on the job,” said Barb Solish, the national director of innovation at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which seeks to dispel “negative attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes that society holds about individuals who experience mental health conditions.”