--- title: Survey Reveals Work Has Negative Impact on Employee Mental Health description: A recent survey found that 1 in 3 U.S. employees say their job has had a negative impact in their health over the past 6 months. Enhancing mental health image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/work-mh-b.jpg --- ![Survey Reveals Work Has Negative Impact on Employee Mental Health](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/work-mh-b.jpg) # Survey Reveals Work Has Negative Impact on Employee Mental Health - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Survey Reveals Work Has Negative Impact on Employee Mental Health [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 05/09/2023 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news), [ Mental Health](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/mental-health) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/work-negative-impact-employee-mental-health#postComment) 1 Minutes *1 minute read* A recent SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) survey found that 1 in 3 U.S. employees say their job has had a negative impact in their health over the past six months. Enhancing mental health support may be one way that employers can [attract and retain](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/2023-attraction-and-retention-trends) their workers.   ## **Key Survey Findings** Here are some key findings from the 1,000 employees surveyed in March of 2023. - 30% of workers said their job has made them feel overwhelmed - 45% of employees have higher expectations for the mental health support their organizations should provide than last year - 29% of employees said work made them feel anxious at least once a week   ## **Takeaways** There are many ways that employers can offer mental health support and resources. Surveyed employees expressed interested in the following: - Mental health days – 58% - Free or subsidized virtual mental health services – 35% - Mental health coverage in health plans – 35% - Mindfulness and yoga classes – 26% - [Employee assistance programs](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/employee-assistance-programs-underutilized) – 23% - Mental health apps – 21% - Mental support groups – 16% - Mandatory mental health training for managers and employees – 16% Employers are uniquely positioned to support and impact employee mental health, which in turn, can [attract and retain](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/employee-benefits-attraction-retention) more talent. 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