No. 01
Generational Mental Health
The Workforce with 5 Generations
Why a one-size-fits-all mental health benefit serves almost no one — and what HR leaders can do about it.
Author
Alexa Varsavsky
Published
April 10, 2026
Read time
26 min

5
Generations in the workforce simultaneously — a historic first
SHRM, 2024
57%
Don't use mental health benefits because they don't know where to start
APR, 2023
42%
Of Boomers would be embarrassed if a coworker knew they were in therapy
BHO
$1T
Lost globally each year to depression and anxiety
WHO
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