Every Generation
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Romsey, Joseph
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Five generations share today’s workplace, each with different expectations and preferences for mental health support. Older employees from the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Generation X typically had fewer demands for mental health support when they entered the workforce. Millennials may be more vocal, while Generation Z lacks experience in asking for mental health-related help. Research from the think tank Resolution Foundation in the U.K. found younger workers there are more likely to call in sick, often due to mental health lapses that they may not communicate to their employers. More than a third of people ages 18-24 have a “common mental disorder” such as depression or anxiety. Young people are now more likely to be absent from work because of illness than people who are 20 years older, according to the research. Perhaps due to that higher level of absenteeism, more than a third of young workers are labeling