May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Summary
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) outlines protections for individuals with mental health conditions in the workplace, including job seekers. For job seekers, it is crucial to understand that the ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals with mental health conditions in the hiring process. Leaders can provide a compassionate and confidential line of communication with employees who may be struggling, provide customers alternative meeting times or spaces to account for their individualized needs, and train staff members to be sensitive to mental health symptoms and simple modifications to accommodate coworkers and customers as needed. Workforce Solutions provides comprehensive human resource services for businesses and residents of the 13-county Houston-Galveston Gulf Coast region. Workforce Solutions helps employers solve workforce-related business problems and area residents build careers, so that both can better compete in the changing worldwide economy.