Employee well-being is, and will continue to be, a core workplace focus. It is increasingly important given the fast-paced world we live in, economic uncertainties and the reported uptick in violence. These factors impact society at large and can erode our mental well-being and sense of security.

Given these circumstances, my company, Traliant, recently conducted a survey of more than 1,000 workers  to get to the root of employee well-being. The results give insight on the state of employees’ mental health and point to some of the leading factors causing them to feel stressed or anxious. As expected, personal struggles—whether it be family conflict, physical health or even lack of sleep—were some of the more common contributors. And at a workplace level, employees reported that burnout, toxic cultures and even wage stagnation are leading to elevated stress.

There is, however, another taboo issue that is impacting employees’ mental well-being—safety. Employees have good reason to be concerned about safety at work. Workplace violence—which, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Association (OSHA), includes both physical violence and harassment, intimidation and threats—impacts nearly two million U.S. workers every year. Traliant’s report found that almost one in four employees witnessed workplace violence in the last five years and that 12 percent were the target of violence themselves.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.