The 2026 Workplace Mental Health Annual Report

Feedback from thousands of HR professionals and employees. Six emerging global workforce risk signals. One clear report with actionable insights.

The 2026 Workplace Mental Health Annual Report

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About The Report

About The Report

Spring Health’s newest global research of HR leaders and full-time employees across five countries reveals mental health workforce risk signals shaping 2026 and what they mean for benefits strategy.


What’s inside?

  • The six workforce risk signals shaping 2026
  • How silent burnout shows up as presenteeism long before it becomes a leave event
  • Where benefits expectations vs. experience are creating retention and credibility risk
  • The manager vs. non-manager awareness gap that quietly undermines benefits value
  • And so much more

Key Findings

Top insights from HR professionals
95%
of HR professionals say workplace mental health is somewhat or very important to their company’s business strategy in 2026
  
only 9%
of HR professionals say their mental/behavioral health solution is driving down health plan spend
Top insights from employees
69%
of employees say mental health benefits are very or extremely important to them when deciding whether to accept or remain at a job
  
60%
of burned-out employees say they’re emotionally drained and/or exhausted at work