Moving Mountains for Mental Health and Well-Being.

Abstract

Today, for mental health, it is the best of times, and it is the worst of times. The barriers to achieving the mental health system we need are not just a chasm of a poorly organized system of care but a mountain range of issues that stop us from bringing mental health and well:being into the 21st century on a par with the rest of health care. This article reviews the progress that has been made, describes the continuing concerns and outlines a path forward toward holistic mental health and well-being in the workplace. We have been starting to move these mountains, but it is a heavy lift and will require unprecedented dialogue, engagement of diverse stakeholders and actions on many fronts to get us to the other side.