New Survey Finds HR Professionals Recognize Importance of Workplace Mental Health but Lack Resources

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — America is facing a workplace mental health crisis, with burnout, exhaustion and hopelessness more common among workers than ever before. A new survey, Mental Health in America: A 2022 Workplace Report, from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and SHRM Foundation, in collaboration with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Otsuka), found that 94 percent of HR professionals believe that by offering mental health resources, organizations can improve the overall health of employees. 

More than 3,400 human resources professionals, across a variety of industries, in U.S. organizations with 10 or more employees participated in the survey. About one in five (21 percent) respondents working for organizations that don't offer mental health benefits say their organizations don't have the resources to address mental health, while another 21 percent of respondents believe it's too expensive to act.