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Unmute Yourself: Start the mental health conversation at work.

Does any of this sound familiar?

“Suck it up”

“Don’t complain or you’ll make yourself a target.”

“You’re easily replaced…”

“That’s how this industry is, maybe you just can’t hack it?”

“People your age just can’t handle anything”

Posting memes or venting to your friends is one thing, but talking about mental health at work is entirely different. The stakes are high and the ramifications can feel huge. Our work is tied to our identity, our reputation and of course our ability to pay bills. It’s as high stakes as it gets. 

That’s why we’re giving you the tools to start having mental health conversations at work and in professional spaces.

Download the toolkit to start the conversation.

The Unmute Yourself campaign invites you to be that first voice starting the conversation about mental health at work this May in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.

It won’t always be easy. It might not go the way you want it to and your boss might not be equipped to know how to respond. But we believe speaking up is always worth it.

In the words of President Obama: “One voice can change a room, one room can change a city, one city can change a state, one state can change a nation and one nation can change the world.”

For leaders and people managers who care about mental health but aren’t sure what steps to take to open up the conversation for your organization, we’ve got you covered too.

Grab the toolkit for people managers & leaders
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When we say “unmute” here’s what we mean: 

Understand how mental health and wellbeing impact employees and their work.

Notice changes in behavior and performance.

Model transparency around your own mental health.

Utilize resources to support employee wellbeing.

Train to spot and address early indicators of distress or crisis.

Enable the team to speak up about mental health concerns. 

FREE Tools to unmute mental health at work:

Unmute Yourself is brought to by Mind the Movement – the first and only nonprofit organization providing mental health support to movement and democracy workers. Learn more, get help and support our work at mindthemovement.org.