Reasons organizations did not offer mental health resources U.S. 2022

A survey of human resources workers in the United States from 2022 found that the most common reason given for organizations not offering mental health resources to their employees was that the organization had not thought about workplace mental health. This statistic shows the percentage of human resources workers in the U.S. who gave select reasons for why their organization did not offer mental health resources.

Percentage of HR professionals in the U.S. who gave select reasons for why their organization did not offer mental health resources as of 2022

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
We haven't thought about workplace mental health	33%
We are unsure of which benefits to provide	27%
We don't have the resources	21%
It's too expensive	21%
We don't know how to find or choose a plan	18%
Workplace mental health isn't an issue in our organization or industry	11%
Our employees are not interested in these resources	11%
Other	8%

0%10%20%30%2.5%5%7.5%12.5%15%17.5%22.5%25%27.5%32.5%35%37.5%

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 4 to 24, 2022

Number of respondents

1,783 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were required to be SHRM members who work in human resources at organizations with 10 or more employees. Respondents represented organizations of all sizes—from 10 to more than 25,000 employees—in a wide variety of industries across the United States.

Respondents could select more than one option.

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