Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace outlining the foundational role that workplaces should play in promoting the health and well-being of workers and our communities. As reports of “quiet quitting” and the Great Resignation have shown, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of work for many and the relationship that some workers have with their jobs.

No, I’m not a scientist, just a theoretician, highly unlicensed.  My laboratory is my bedroom.  My medicine is my bed. My patients are myself and my wife.

This World Mental Health Day, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios (MTVE) introduces Hidden Healers, a digital content series created in partnership with a group of four mental health young leaders to drive mental health actions that honor the heritage of BIPOC communities and cultures.The digital series was created in partnership with the four young leaders who developed and presented the idea at MTVE's first-of-its-kind Mental Health Youth Action Forum hosted at the White House inMay 2022with First Lady Dr.Jill Biden, AmbassadorSusan Rice, U.S. Surgeon General Dr.Vivek MurthyandSelena Gomez. They include:

With impacts from the global pandemic, mental health finally seems to have emerged from the backburner—and it’s about time. Global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% during the first year of the pandemic alone, according to the World Health Organization, bringing forth an even greater need for employee wellness programs. 

Around 83% of employees in the US battle work-related stress, with 25% saying that work is the number one stressor in their lives, as reported by Stress.org. A vast majority (76%) also feel that stress affects their personal relationships.