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An Evolving List of Employee Resource Groups for Mental Health in the U.S.

Updated: Jul 22, 2022

Bernie Wong | Manager of Research & Design, Mind Share Partners




Mental health employee resource groups (ERGs) are an emerging trend among leading companies, with the potential to make significant progress in reducing stigma in the workplace. With 84% of employees having experienced symptoms of poor mental health at work and 69% of employees hiding their condition from coworkers, mental health and stigma is an increasingly visible priority for companies.


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In our article on Thrive Global, we discuss how mental health-related ERGs are an effective resource that reduces mental health-related stigma through an evidence-based model of social contact, peer support, and education. In fact, supporting mental health at work has been shown to translate $4 in benefits to the company for every $1 invested. Employees can feel less alone, connected to a community, and realize that there are other, high-performing professionals who share a common experience. Mental health ERGs can also be a catalyst for organization-wide change and advocacy. Ultimately, mental healths ERGs can provide an invaluable resource for both employees’ and a company’s overall health.


Mental health ERGs are just emerging at leading companies. We compiled an ongoing list of existing ERGs in the U.S. that were either formed exclusively for mental health at work or incorporate mental health into their mission and activities. As new groups are formed or discovered, we will update this list to reflect the landscape of mental health ERGs as a resource for company leaders and change-makers.


Are you part of or thinking about creating a mental health ERG at your company? Join our virtual community for mental health ERG leaders.


Don't see your ERG in this list? Email bwong@mindsharepartners.org to get added.

 

Mental health ERGs or groups

(Alphabetical by company name)


Accenture, US Mental Wellness ERG

Affirm, Mental Wellness ERG

BigID, BigMIND

Branch Metrics, Minds Matter

Coinbase, Thrive ERG

Cengage, Mental Health Alliance

County of Los Angeles, Mental Health and Wellness eBRG

Crisis Text Line, LivedExperience@CTL

Flexera, Mental Wellness

FINRA, US Mental Wellness ERG

Gannett, Mentally Forward

Genentech, Mental Health Champions

Handshake, Mental Health Allies | Learn more >

Johnson & Johnson, Mental Health Diplomats | Learn more >

Lever, Simple Machines

National Science Foundation, Mental Health Advocates

Netflix, Mental Health Employee Resource Group | Learn more >

New Relic, NeuRelics

Novartis, Mental Health Restoration (MEHR)

Rogers, Mental Health Alliance

Ryan Companies, Support Without Stigma

Symetra, One DMC: Disabilities, Mental Health and Caregivers United

The Standard, Partners in Mind

Toast, Inc., Complex Carbs | Learn more >

Udemy

Welkin Health, MEH ERG


Companies & ERGs that include mental health

E.g., Neurodiversity ERGs, ability-based ERGs (Alphabetical by company name)


Accenture, Disability Employee Resource Group

Adobe, Access Adobe | Learn more >

Airbnb, Able@ | Learn more >

Astrazeneca

Backerkit, Neurodiversity Club

Best Buy, disABILITIES

BlackRock, Ability & Allies Network | Learn more >

Covestro, Covestro Accessibility Resource Effort (CARE) | Learn more >

Drift

Ernst & Young, EY AccessAbilities | Learn more >

Esurance, eBility

Google, Mental Health Anonymous (part of their Disability Alliance ERG)

Health Care Service Corporation, In-Abled

Humanity United

Intuit, Special Needs and Abilities Network | Learn more >

Kaiser Permanente, KPability | Learn more >

LinkedIn, EnableIn | Learn more >

Microsoft, disAbility | Learn more >

NextRoll, RollAble

Nike, Ability & Friends Network | Learn more >

Norton Rose Fulbright, Breathe | Learn more >

PayPal, Opportunity ERG | Learn more >

PG&E

Pinterest, PinAble Qualcomm, AbilityQ | Learn more >

Red Hat, Neurodiversity at Red Hat | Learn more >

RetailMeNot, RMN Rx | Learn more >

SAP, Differently Abled People | Learn more >

Slack, # hello-abilities

Splunk, Neurodiversity@Splunk

Staples, All Abilities BRG

Squarespace, MINDS (Mental Inclusivity + Neurodiversity at Squarespace)

Symetra, One-DMC (Disability, Mental Health, & Caregivers; United)

Uber, Able at Uber | Learn more >

Under Armour, Abilities

VMWare, Disability@VMware

Walmart, Advocates for Disability Awareness and Education (ADAE)

Walt Disney Company, Disney T.R.U.S.T.

Willis Towers Watson, Workability

Yahoo, Neurodiversity ERG| Learn more >

Zillow Group, ADAPT (Able and Disabled Advocates Partnering Together)


 

Mind Share Partners launched a free toolkit that outlines the 7 essential steps to creating a mental health ERG. Drawing from the scientific literature, insights from Mind Share Partners' forums and workshops, and interviews with companies such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, Yahoo, and Zillow Group, we created a one-stop resource to equip you with the facts, questions, and considerations for creating an effective mental health ERG. Learn tips ranging from how to make the case for a mental health ERG to company leaders and employees, to naming and setting parameters using careful language and framing to reduce stigma, and to comply with workplace regulations and how to collaborate with your human resources team.


Download it here.

 

Bernie is a Senior Associate at Mind Share Partners. He leads the organization's research and development, visual design and branding, and other special projects. He is a widely-published author on mental health at work and advises companies on mental health strategy and initiatives.


Bernie holds a Master of Health Science in Mental Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from UC Berkeley. 

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