Mental health matters. Here is my post to The SHRM Blog on importance of addressing
suicide and mental health in the workplace.
In the last month, two celebrities took their lives, Kate Spade
and Anthony Bourdain. To be more specific, they committed
suicide.
It is important to say the word "suicide" because many
media reports, at least initially, did not. There is still, for
some, discomfort with mental health issues in general and suicide
in particular.
As with #metoo, high-profile cases draw our attention to an
issue that is not limited to the high-profile. Alarmingly, the
suicide rate has increased by 25 percent since 1999.
But what does this have to do with employers? Do employers have
any legal duty to prevent suicide?
