#workplace-mental-health

#workplace-mental-health

The landscape of employee well-being has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with 2025 marking a pivotal moment where organizations are recognizing that workforce wellness is no longer a nice-to-have benefit but a fundamental business imperative. As companies navigate the post-pandemic world, understanding and prioritizing employee well-being has become essential for maintaining competitive advantage, ensuring productivity, and creating sustainable business growth.

[My workplace] knows what to do if you first have a crisis: They have somebody to refer you to and they have a program. But ongoing, they really don't know what to do with you.

Recent history (the pandemic, the Trump administration) has affected our work a lot. It's been hard, more work (our constituents have been very affected) and everything feels tenuous. Not unique here in the US, I'm sad to say. Many of my colleagues were affected, and I had people retire, change jobs, suffer through mental health crises, and one left to join a cult (not kidding).

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union connect with a recovery coach after completing addiction treatment, receiving daily check-ins and support for a year.