Decision Guide 7 minutes

Build the financial case for investing in workplace mental health.

Create a defensible, source-backed case using illustrative workplace mental health cost estimates, transparent assumptions, and a finance-ready brief for an EAP evaluation, budget, or CFO conversation.

What you'll get: annual cost estimates based on your workforce, a sourced comparison, a CFO brief, and prep for finance questions.

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About this guide

What it looks at: What gaps in mental health support may already be costing your organization.
The question it answers: What is the estimated annual cost of absence and turnover linked to unmet mental health needs in your workforce?
What you'll get: A current-state cost estimate, the evidence behind each figure, and a finance-ready brief.
What it uses: Your headcount and benefit details, plus Gallup (2022) absence research and Integrated Benefits Institute turnover cost data. Your answers stay in your browser.

Your organization

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Employee count

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Illustrative annual cost estimate

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CFO conversation brief

Mental healthcare investment

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