Stigma in the Workplace

After a 2022 national survey from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), results revealed that mental health stigma “is still a major challenge” among both workers and supervisors in the workplace.²⁹ These challenges, as surveyed by the APA, involve workers (adults) speaking openly and honestly with their supervisors about mental health, feeling comfortable using mental health services, and worrying about possible retaliation if they took time off or sought care for their mental health. Despite the uneasiness among workers about retaliation in the workplace, the percentage has been declining since 2020.