Mental health
Deloitte is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.
We recognize the importance of mental wellbeing in the workplace and the need for our people to know where and how to seek support when they are facing challenges. We also know how important it is for Deloitte leaders to be vocal on mental health when it comes to providing a work environment that is free of stigma.
Mental health stories of our people
The animated films and written stories below highlight the journeys of some of our people when it comes to mental health. We hope that these stories will help to underline the importance of being able to talk about mental health at work—and that it’s OK not to be OK.
Erika’s story
"Depression is a treatable disease, and the first step on the road to recovery is letting someone know you’re not okay."
Cree’s story
"Why does being able to talk about mental health at work matter? It’s because we’re not robots. It’s become a cultural norm that, when you’re at work, you change into a ‘colleague’ or ‘coworker’ but when you try and fragment yourself, you’re not coming to work as your whole self."
Gerald's story
"I’ve noticed that being open about my experience has helped encourage others to open up about their own struggles and seek help when needed."
Brandon's story
"When you think about how much time we spend with colleagues compared to even our partners and family, the question isn’t so much ‘how can you be open?’ but rather ‘how can you not?’"
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Mental Health at Deloitte
To advance mental health awareness and support Deloitte professionals globally, our organization introduced a mental health baseline in January 2021 that set clear expectations in every country in which we operate. This set of requirements covers areas such as leadership education, reducing stigma, providing learning and support, and identifying causes of mental ill health and corresponding actions to address them. Each Deloitte firm has committed to meeting these minimum requirements and is being supported by Deloitte Global on the journey to compliance. Building on the baseline, Deloitte Global is also focusing on developing tailored guidance and tools to enable firms to continue to address some of the most significant workplace issues related to mental health, including the mitigation of burnout and the enablement of ‘good work’.
Looking beyond our organization, we believe that all businesses should prioritize the mental health of their employees and work to remove the stigma that still too often exists within our societies. This is why between 2021 and 2024 we were proud to be a founding partner of the Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health (GBC), a three year time-bound collaboration with a number of leading global organizations, focused on advocating for, and accelerating, positive change toward mental health in the workplace globally. Deloitte Global is currently a member of the Business Group on Health—a community of members, experts, and advocates in health policy who provide innovative solutions for health and benefit issues.
Deloitte is also focused on conducting research and publishing thought leadership on the importance of mental health at work, with the Deloitte Global 2020 Millennial Survey containing detailed information on mental health for the first time. In 2022, Deloitte Global again provided vital insights into the mental health of millennials and Generation Z both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the critical findings published in a report. This deep dive on the mental health findings of the Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennials survey was again part of the 2023 report launch and highlighted stubbornly high levels of anxiety and stress among respondents along with continuing workplace stigma—findings that, despite signs of improvement, were echoed in the 2024 deep dive.
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