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Dive Brief:

• A quarter of workers surveyed said they’ve thought about quitting their jobs because of its effect on their mental health, according to the results of a poll released Tuesday by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

• More than half of employees said they felt burnt out from their job, and 38% said work demands have negatively affected their mental health.

• “We see a growing trend of increased stress among American workers, but we also see how the right mental health supports can make a difference,” Daniel Gillison Jr., NAMI CEO, said in a news release. “By prioritizing mental health at work — through resources, training, and open conversation — employers have the opportunity to build a culture that breaks down stigma and enhances well-being throughout the organization.”

Dive Insight:

A little more than half of employees think their company prioritizes their mental health, but just over a quarter of managers say they’ve received training on how to address mental health at work, NAMI found. On top of that, less than a third of employees surveyed said they have had any mental health-related training at work.

Yet the majority of workers said it would be helpful to have training on mental health conditions, on how to respond to a mental health crisis and on burnout management.

When companies do provide this training, the results are visible. Employees working at these places report feeling more supported by leadership and are less worried about mental health stigma at work, NAMI found.

“People see mental health as relevant and appropriate to talk about at work, and that’s encouraging. But real barriers persist in the form of stigma and fear of retaliation or lost opportunities,” Megan Delp, NAMI’s director of workplace mental health, said in a news release.

With workforces distributed, loneliness remains one of the issues facing workers, a recent report from The Cigna Group found. More than half of U.S. workers say they feel lonely, the report said, a problem that can be exacerbated by artificial intelligence adoption.

As more knowledge workers use AI, they report greater levels of workplace loneliness and a desire for human connection, a July 2025 report from Moo, a design and print services company, showed.