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The Mental Health Wake-Up Call: Building a Resilient Workplace for a Sustainable Future

Author(s) Archana Sowbarnika, Anushka Varma, Archie Mutta, Srishti Srivastava
Country India
Abstract Mental health challenges have become increasingly critical organizational concerns that affect employees’ productivity, creativity and overall employee well-being. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), 2022, workplaces with strong mental health initiatives report a 30% decrease in absenteeism and a 40% improvement in employee engagement. This paper explores the structural factors influencing workplace mental health, the foundations of resilience for combating mental health concerns, and practical strategies for building a resilient workforce. Drawing inferences from positive psychology, organizational behavior research and trauma-informed frameworks, the study emphasizes that workplaces that lack psychological safety can trigger stress responses, including fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, that are survival-based responses. These responses, while adaptive in threatening environments, often manifest in the workplace as conflict escalation, disengagement, paralysis in decision-making, or excessive people-pleasing, ultimately impairing both individual functioning and organizational performance. The emphasis is also placed on resilience that extends beyond individual strength, and it is shaped by a culmination of factors such as workplace systems, leadership, and cultural dynamics. By doing a short survey and qualitative observations, this study aims to highlight that systemic issues lead to burnout and also presents evidence-based approaches for cultivating psychological safety and sustainability in modern organization.
Keywords Workplace Mental Health, Resilience, Burnout, Leadership, Neurodiversity, Psychological Safety
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-04
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.65269
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbhsgv
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