3 Ways Untreated Mental Health Issues Are Sabotaging Your Business Goals in the Workplace

FYBC
Sep 17
2 min read

Anxiety, depression, and chronic stress don’t just affect individuals, they quietly affect your entire organization. They show up in missed deadlines, disengaged teams, and turnover that’s harder to recover from than you might expect.

The truth is, untreated mental health in the workplace isn’t just a personal issue it’s a business challenge. If left unaddressed, these issues can erode revenue, retention, and culture. Sometimes without obvious warning signs.

Diverse team of coworkers smiling and collaborating around a table, representing a supportive work environment enabled by Employee Assistance Programs. — The impact of untreated mental health in the workplace.

1. Productivity Loss from Untreated Mental Health You Can’t Always See

Mental health challenges don’t always mean someone stops showing up. More often, it’s presenteeism, they’re physically present but operating at half capacity.

2. Turnover That Slows Momentum

Replacing a single employee costs about 33% of their base salary (Work Institute) and for high performers, the cost is far greater.

Owner’s challenge: Losing someone who holds key client relationships can stall projects and impact revenue.
HR’s challenge: Extended recruitment timelines increase pressure on remaining staff.
CFO’s challenge: Unplanned turnover pushes costs up while targets slip.

3. Culture Erosion That Slows Growth

A toxic or unsupported environment doesn’t just lower morale, it impacts performance. The APA found that 19% of workers describe their workplace as toxic, which contributes to absenteeism, conflict, and disengagement (APA).

When employees don’t feel safe to share struggles, innovation slows, collaboration fades, and your growth plans lose momentum.

A More Sustainable Approach to fix untreated mental health in the workplace

You wouldn’t let your CRM run without updates so why run your team without mental health support?

At Find Your Balance, Center for Growth & Change, we help organizations:

Implement Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) with confidential therapy sessions per employee.
Provide employer consultations during challenging workplace situations.
Embed wellness policies that genuinely improve retention and performance.

What would change in your organization if your best people had the support they needed before burnout became a reason to leave?

If you’d like to explore options for building that kind of safety net, I’m here to help you think through what would work best for your team, no pressure, just possibilities.

Learn more or start the conversation here → findyourbalancecenter.com/book-now or call us at (818) 927-0478