#Bridge 95: How HR Practitioners Can Be Proactive About Employees' Mental Health

As we enter the month of Mental Health Awareness, this is the perfect time to talk about an issue that certainly has to be included in every organization’s top priorities during COVID-19: employee mental health. As stated by Deloitte, working in isolation, managing work alongside caring responsibilities, and an overwhelming sense of uncertainty have contributed to why 50% of employees have reported their worsened states of mental health ever since COVID-19 occurs. This week, we are going to discuss employees’ mental health during COVID-19, as well as proactive actions that HR companies should pursue in order to help their employees’ mental health struggles.