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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