How to Encourage Better Mental Health for Your Employees?

Working from home and in isolation has had a huge impact on the mental health of people. Mental health unlike physical health, is not apparent to others. People are also reluctant to talk about dealing with their internal struggles.

There is more awareness about mental health wellness and organizations are making an effort to talk about it to their employees. Here is how you can encourage your employees to take care of their mental health.

Start the conversation

Even if there is awareness about taking care of mental health, it is still considered a taboo and not many people want to talk about it. When you start conversations around the importance of mental health, people will be forthcoming to talk about their own experiences as well.

Encourage mental health days off

When you are suffering from a physical illness it is visible and people are more empathetic about taking a sick day off. Likewise, mental health days off should be made a part of the leave policies so that your employees don’t hesitate to take care of themselves.

Provide access to experts

Organize talks on mental health provided by experts. When you have events focusing on mental health, it encourages people to get access to the right information through the organization. Some people hesitate to reach out because of the overwhelming information available to them.

 

Make it a part of your culture

Actions speak louder than words. When you give importance to having a healthy work-life balance at your workspace, it shows that you truly care about your employees. This also builds trust in the organization.

Organize team bonding activities

Working in isolation is not everyone’s favourite choice. For some people, the absence of socialising at work could lead to fatigue and burnout. Bring your team together for virtual team bonding activities and provide them opportunities to get together. With technology evolving everyday, it is now easier to connect people across the globe, whether it is for a virtual session on mindfulness or just a casual dinner and dance session.