It’s not just the right thing for employers to pay attention to their employees’ health and well-being; it’s the right thing to do for the bottom line.
According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report, 70 percent of the U.S. workforce is NOT engaged at work, costing U.S. companies $300 billion annually in lost productivity, including an estimated $84 billion on absenteeism and $11 billion on turnover.
A mounting body of evidence is beginning to explain WHY so many American workers are disengaged at work. There’s a large percentage of the U.S. workforce coming to work with problems that are invisible – neither recognized nor understood – by most employers.
Somewhere between 20 to 70 percent of the U.S. workforce is dealing with trauma that has led to a serious mental health or physical health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a national study correlates traumatic childhood experiences with adult physical and emotional/mental health. The Adverse Childhood Experience [ACE] study indicates that two-thirds of all respondents report at least one adverse childhood experience, and 20 percent report experiencing three or more adverse childhood experiences. Moreover, this research shows a strong connection between the amount of trauma and potential physical and mental health risks in adulthood.
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