Practical Guidance Offers Help with Workplace Issues during Mental Health Awareness Month

According to recent studies, over 20% of Americans struggle with some form of mental illness. To help advise employers on legal and practical workplace mental health issues, see this superb practice note, Mental Health Issues at Work, by Jennifer Mathis, Lewis Bossing, and Sara Frank of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

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