"In 2022, 81% of workers report that workplace stress affects their mental health [...]."

73% of workers acknowledge that work-related stress affects their relationships with family, friends, and/or co-workers.

- Mental Health America

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Risk factors in the workplace for decreasing mental health further include:

Under-use of skills and/or being under-skilled for tasks,

Being overworked, long hours, unsocial/unsafe environments,

Enabling negative morale and behaviors,

Lacking supervision,

Harassment & discrimination/exclusion,

Unclear job role,

Job insecurity,

Inadequate pay/advancement,

Conflicting home/work demands.​

- World Health Organization

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If you need to request accommodations from work, see NAMI's guidelines.

For a list of workplace rights related to mental health, see the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says, "The laws apply to all types of work situations, including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits." See the EEOC website for federal laws relating to equality, including mental disability.

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Click here for information concerning whether one should disclose a mental health condition within the workplace.