Will workplace mental health improve in 2022?

In 2022, mental health will play a larger part in global development objectives. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, stress response syndromes, psychotic illnesses, etc. have been de-stigmatized in recent years. Mental health is one of the most neglected areas in India, despite our numerous benefits. Depression is a primary cause of disability, and suicide is the fourth greatest cause of mortality among 15-29-year-olds, according to the WHO. People with serious mental illness die 20 years early from avoidable physical diseases.
 
Business Standard is helping those with poor mental health navigate the world on World Mental Health Day. Our "Mind over Matter" initiative aims to discover business employers' and workers' mental health difficulties. When the 2020 epidemic hit, mental health became a business challenge, and addressing it became as crucial as any inclusion campaign.
 
Oracle's 2020 AI@Work found that 92% of Indian respondents felt more comfortable talking to a robot than their boss. 84% of Indians reported greater stress and/or anxiety at work in 2020 than any year previously, and 85% stated mental health concerns at work impacted their home life.
 
Lack of workplace policy support? Or lack of knowledge? Corporate wellness programmes: how effective? Do mental health programmes lose efficacy as they spread? How can managers improve the environment? Business Standard's 'Mind over Matter' initiative seeks explanations and answers via dialogues with change-makers.
 
Mental health concerns are seldom obvious to the human eye yet have high economic repercussions. Anxiety and depression cost the global economy $1 trillion annually in lost productivity. Poor mental health cost the global economy $2.5 trillion in 2010, and $6 trillion by 2030.
 
Through this campaign, we want to provide a bird's-eye view of the scenario at ground zero with industry views from HSBC Bank, Federal Bank, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, Fortis Hospital, Tech Mahindra, and mental health professionals.