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The Real Cost of Doing Nothing About Employee Mental Health
Thursday, September 04, 2025
Since the pandemic, it’s become much more common to recognize the importance of supporting employee mental health. This support is still needed as we live in these uncertain times.
Did you know there is also a clear return on investment (ROI) for supporting employee mental health:
- A Deloitte Canada study found that companies with mental health programs in place for at least one year achieved a median annual ROI of CA$1.62 for every dollar invested.
- For programs running three years or more, the median ROI increased to CA$2.18 per dollar.
- Positive ROI is more likely when investments focus on high-impact areas like leadership training, return-to-work programs, and proactive mental health promotion.
The Cost of Doing Nothing Is High
- Disability Claims: In Canada, mental health issues account for 30–40% of short-term disability (STD) claims and 30% of long-term disability (LTD) claims.
- Productivity Loss: Globally, depression and anxiety result in the loss of 12 billion working days annually, costing the world economy approximately $1 trillion each year.
- Presenteeism: In the UK, presenteeism—employees working while unwell—has led to a significant financial impact, with costs to employers reaching up to £45 billion a year.
That’s a pretty compelling return on investment. But here’s the catch—most organizations stop at offering an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and think they’ve done enough.
They haven’t.
EAPs are reactive, underused (utilization rates average under 10%), and often don’t address the day-to-day leadership skills needed to prevent burnout, disengagement, and conflict in the first place.
What Really Works? Proactive, Skills-Based Training for Leaders
When you equip managers with tools to recognize early warning signs, respond with effective skills, and balance performance with support, everyone wins—your people and your bottom line.
This Month Only: Get Started for Just $87
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re offering our Mental Health Support Pack—a psychologist-created toolkit that helps leaders navigate day-to-day real-world mental health issues in the workplace.
This standalone module includes:
- 12-month access to short training videos
- Downloadable scripts, guides, and tools
- Clear answers to tough questions about accommodations, disclosures, and more
Normally part of our full Manager Toolkit ($497), you can grab this module for just $87 until May 31.
Access the Mental Health Support Pack HERE
Because the cost of doing nothing is far too high.
In your corner,
Dr. Dayna
Meet Dr. Dayna, Ph.D.
Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley is a Registered Psychologist with two decades of professional experience in clinical psychology, health psychology, and organizational psychology. She has extensive applied experience and research knowledge on burnout, psychological safety in the workplace, behaviour and organizational change, and wellness leadership. She is an internationally recognized expert in human behavior. She conducts innovative research at Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s University, with a distinguished track record of 55 peer-reviewed publications and over 140 scholarly presentations. She is the author of "Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch and live a healthy life even if you don’t want to"
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