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As purpose-driven professionals, your employees (and those seeking to be your employees) have a lot to contend with, even without an economy in flux and conflict erupting at home and abroad. A study conducted in 2022 showed that 4 in 10 U.S. workers report that their mental health is in decline and that they are putting off health care measures for it – a figure that’s likely even higher in the purpose-driven sector.
Fortunately, there is much you can do as a leader to be attentive, empathetic, and proactive in responding to employees’ mental health needs. The resources listed below provide guidelines for understanding mental health issues in the workplace, techniques for creating a culture of wellness, and links to more detailed information on specific conditions and approaches.
- Mental Health in the Workplace: Psychological Effects and Support / Resources to Recover / Overview of the most prominent mental health issues among workers
- Mental Health Disability Rights in The Workplace / Online MFT Programs / Aimed at employees, but a great reference for employers
- Accommodating Employees with Mental Health Conditions / Job Accommodation Network / Questions to consider and key methods for support, including resources to address specific limitations and job functions
- Tips for Activating a Culture of Wellbeing in the Nonprofit Workplace / Beth Kanter
- Nonprofits, we need to talk about mental health and suicide / Nonprofit AF
- Mental Health First Aid / A training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues
- 3 leadership tips to help employees avoid burnout / Work for Good
- 14 ways to do a better job of thanking people / Work for Good
- Are you really listening to your employees? / Work for Good
- Management lessons from Ted Lasso: The importance of clear goals and positive feedback / Work for Good
In addition, you can gain a better understanding of your own mental health, and tactics for bettering it, through our mental health resource roundup for employees and jobseekers. Be sure to bookmark it and pass it along to your people!
Marc Schultz is content editor at Work for Good.
This article was fact-checked and updated in May 2026.
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