No. 03
Workforce Mental Health
The Performance Paradox.
Why the employees driving your business are the ones your benefits are missing — and what the data says about the cost of doing nothing.
Author
Melanie Nimmo
Published
April 26, 2026
Read time
10 min
3–5%
Average global EAP utilization — unchanged for a decade
SHRM, NBGH 2024
300%
Rise in mental health leave since 2017
ComPsych, 2024
$1T
Lost annually to depression and anxiety in productivity
WHO, 2024
82%
Of employees worldwide at risk of burnout
Mercer, 2024
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