worth Sharing: Article on the High Cost of Mental Illness and the Workplace

$20.7 billion. That is the estimated annual cost of lost labour due to mental illness in Canada, and it is a number that is only expected to rise. With mind-boggling statistics such as these, it is hardly surprising that companies are starting to take note and thinking seriously about how to promote mental wellness in the workplace.  An interesting article from the Globe and Mail explores this topic, with lots of additionally incredible statistics on mental health (e.g. each week half a million employed Canadians are unable to work due to mental-health problems), personal stories, and descriptions of what some employers and agencies are attempting to do about it.  You can check out the full article here.