“Not acknowledging that millions are dealing with mental health conditions is costing an enormous amount both in terms of dollars and cents and, more importantly, people's lives."
Arianna Huffington
Mental Health at Work Mini-Conference, May 2018
"I personally would like to thank Mind Share Partners for all of your support of this ERG and community from the very beginning when we were unsure, driven, and quite a bit scared on launching something that would make us so vulnerable. You provided resources and insight that gave us direction, hope, and reminded us that what we were creating would matter to our peers. To which, you were right. I'm thankful for Mind Share Partners, what you stand for and all that you're creating in this new area of diversity, inclusion, and belonging."
"After the Mind Share Partners conference, we created our own Mental Health Fund, since our health insurance excludes it, and talked about it so our team knew we had their back and they'd be covered for emergency care for suicidal thoughts, etc.
It's a start. Stigma runs deep. It's good that [Mind Share Partners] is helping workplaces talk about it!"
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Mental Health Awareness Month Begins,
Mind Share Partners Issues Call to C-Level Executives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 1, 2023
Contact: Nina Tomaro | 440-596-8533
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Mind Share Partners, a leading national nonprofit for workplace mental health, today encouraged business leaders to begin investing in culture change when it comes to mental health by sharing their personal experiences. 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one symptom of a mental health condition in 2021, an increase of 17 percentage points in two years.
“Coming out of the pandemic, we know that workplace mental health has become a top priority among employees,” said Kelly Greenwood, Founder & CEO of Mind Share Partners and frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review. “But it is still in the early days of becoming a management priority. We encourage C-Suite leaders across the country to use this month to prioritize — over the long term—the mental health of their employees. It’s the right thing to do for employees.”
Last year, in consultation with Mind Share Partners and others, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a framework highlighting the essential role workplaces play in promoting the health and well-being of workers and communities.
On May 8, Mind Share Partners is launching a campaign–designed through a management lens–that includes a playbook for leaders and video testimonials featuring C-level executives discussing their own journeys with mental health. Leaders telling their own stories is one of the most effective ways to normalize mental health challenges as well as to create a culture of safety and support-seeking.
“Companies are just beginning to grapple with workplace mental health in earnest,” added Greenwood. “But the good news is we are seeing cracks in the old ways of thinking, with a growing number of senior leaders stepping up to break the traditional–and damaging–silence around mental health challenges.”
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Contacts
Nina Tomaro
Marketing and Communications Lead
Mind Share Partners
About Mind Share Partners
Mind Share Partners is a national nonprofit changing workplace mental health culture so employees and organizations can thrive. Our movement building program includes content, campaigns, partnerships, cutting-edge thought leadership, and a virtual community to support leaders of mental health employee resource groups (ERGs). We also provide full-service, customized workplace mental health training, strategy + advising, and transformation solutions.
Our client roster spans industries and sizes and includes organizations like BlackRock, Genentech, Morrison & Foerster, Pinterest, Tinder, and Yahoo. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are intrinsically tied to mental health; that lens is core to our work and activities.
Mind Share Partners runs two columns in Forbes and Thrive Global and publishes articles in Harvard Business Review. Mind Share Partners has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TIME, Good Morning America, Fast Company, and Bloomberg, among many others. Learn more at www.mindsharepartners.org.