The Wall Street Journal (8/15, Fontana, Subscription Publication) reports that a growing number of companies are attempting to remove the stigma from mental illness and are encouraging the use of mental-health days. Nonetheless, many workers continue to hide their issues with mental illness. Clare Miller, director of the Center for Workplace Mental Health at the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, says, “Silence often equals shame.” She adds, “It adds power to the stigma by not feeling free to share all of yourself at work.”
Related Links:
— “Some Companies Want You to Take a Mental-Health Day,” Francesca Fontana, Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2017.