Leadership buy-in is imperative to the success of workplace mental health initiatives

When Amy Gilliland learned, in late 2020, that one of her employees at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) had died by suicide, the president of the multibillion-dollar tech and professional services firm knew she had to make a change.

“Our employees were struggling with Covid and all of the other stressors that were out there,” she told HR Brew, “and it became clear to me that, as a business, we had a responsibility to lean in and help be part of the solution.”