{"id":13579,"date":"2025-07-29T19:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T00:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/shaping-the-future-of-workplace-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:40:44","slug":"shaping-the-future-of-workplace-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/shaping-the-future-of-workplace-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the Future of Workplace Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this month, Tramaine EL-Amin, Vice President, Mental Health First Aid led a Breakout Session, \u201cBuilding a Thriving Workforce: Practical Strategies for Workplace Wellbeing\u201d at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo (SHRM25) in San Diego. The event welcomed more than 20,000 human resource professionals, executives, students and other attendees.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tramaine\u2019s breakout session was one of 375 handpicked events, and featured insights into today\u2019s dynamic work environment, and the importance of prioritizing the mental wellbeing of your workforce. She led a conversation about actionable strategies and best practices to build a more resilient workforce, with the goal of attendees walking away with valuable insights and practical tips to empower their workforce and enhance productivity, resilience and overall satisfaction.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of a recent study<\/a> show more than half of workers feel pressured to prioritize organizational wellbeing over their personal wellbeing. At least 1 in 5 workers reported they have taken a lower-paying job, pursued a different career, or left a job without having another one lined up to protect their personal wellbeing. This study, and many others like it, reveals that a sizeable portion of employees are facing challenges impacting their mental health in the workplace.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A leading voice in the mental wellbeing space, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing provides evidence-based strategies that are shown to help employees understand and reduce stigma in the workplace, recognize and help a colleague who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge and empower employees to have safe, respectful and effective conversations about mental health and substance use challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As business leaders and HR professionals, a question you might have to answer to sustain a workplace mental health program is: How effective is a mental health training course? <\/em><\/strong>Evaluating the impact of our programs, including Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) at Work<\/a>, is critical to ensure they are relevant and impactful. In February 2025, an evaluation<\/a> was conducted to understand the impact of two MHFA at Work products: MHFA at Work Intro<\/strong>, a 2-hour self-paced online course, and MHFA<\/strong> at Work Certification<\/strong>, a 4-hour course resulting in certification in MHFA at Work.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insights gained from the evaluation included:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n