ay be a variety of benefits to letting your employer know, including a more patriotic approach, leading by example in the war against mental health stigma. If one in four people suffers from mental illness, chances are you are not alone in your workplace and mental illness by no means undervalues a person’s ability to fulfil their job requirements and be successful.
Ultimately, it is a personal decision, but we should not be dismissing the employer of any responsibility on their part either. Employers should be starting to make positive steps toward recognizing mental illness and making the correct modifications.
Carlee Lloyd is a London-area writer. firstname.lastname@example.org