Workplace Mental Health - Making The Business Case

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Respecting and treating mental illness on par with other medical illnesses is the first step to improving employee quality of life—the foundation of an effective workplace.</p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-standard-banner inpage single u-margin-top "> <div class="o-container"> <img src="/getmedia/5e95ee9d-bbe4-4c9e-9db8-335c8a93bb11/businesscase?width=1300&height=475&ext=.jpg" alt="people waliking"> </div> </div> <div class="o-wrapper u-margin-top-lg"> <div class="o-container"> <div class="u-text-center o-narrowest"> <h2>The good news? 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