Nataliey Bitature argues managers should build trust with employees so mental health issues surface early. Treating mental illness like a physical injury, not a character flaw, lets people seek help before crisis hits.
We encourage the managers to have compassion and to have that rapport so that people feel comfortable to tell you when they have a problem. Don't wait till it's so bad that it's out of hand, you don't know what to do, your family is calling your work because you can't get out of bed, or you've been missing for days, or you show up at work in a state where things are not making sense. It's good to be aware and not wait for that crisis when you speak up or when you seek help and understand that it's help that you need and it's not your fault. Like you said, it's an illness, so we should treat it like a medical disease. Like if you had had a physical injury.
