Every CEO, every executive, and just about every worker in the developed world today “talks” and “walks” information technology. Major portions of the global population are always-on and perpetually plugged-in to a myriad of machines.
Mental health as a point of discussion, awareness, and contemplation is on a similar path to ubiquity. Dr. Stephanie Marcello, AVP of Academics, Integration, and Innovation at Rutgers University, speaking about mental health issues in the workplace during the New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s 2023 Insights and Outlooks summit told attendees, “We can’t not not talk about it. It is oozing out of our pores.”
Shapers of public opinion and behavioral influencers — professional athletes (e.g., Jonathan Phelps, Simone Biles, Serena Williams), celebrities (e.g., Adele, Miley Cyrus, Noelia Voigt Miss USA 2023) and politicians (e.g., Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman) — are now routinely going public with their mental health struggles.
