In 2020, successful business woman and author, Natasha Bowman suffered a mental health crisis that resulted in a suicide attempt, inpatient hospitalization, and bipolar diagnosis.
After her recovery, she bravely shared her story with the world in a LinkedIn post stating,
This is the face of bipolar disorder.
That post ignited an unprecedented conversation about mental health in
the workplace by millions of people from around the globe.
Kent also has a lived experience with mental health struggles resulting from workplace harassment.
The Bowman Foundation for
Workplace Equity and Mental
Wellness
Inspired by both of their experiences and the experiences of others, they founded
Their mission is to cultivate cultures of psychological safety & mental wellness in workplaces across the globe
Check out our 2022
Survey on
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE
WORKPLACE
While most workers admit they struggle with their mental health,
Disclosing Mental Health disorders to employers is still an issue
The Reluctance to disclose Mental Health struggles to employers comes with good reason,
especially for black employees.
Compared to Black respondents, White respondents were more likely to say that they suffered from a mental health disorder and were over 2X as likely to have disclosed a mental health diagnosis to their employer.
Is a groundbreaking five- module
Workplace Mental Wellness
series that provides training for managers and individual contributorswith the tools and skills to engage in conversations about mental health and dismantle barriers to cultivating cultures of psychologically safety and mental wellness.
DiversABILITIES
SCHOLARSHIP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
About enrollment and becoming a partner
The Bowman Foundation for Workplace Equity and Mental Wellness aims to support both employers and employees with cultivating cultures of inclusion for mental wellness and the neurodiverse. By partnering with us through this program, employers will get one-on-one guidance for supporting their mentee and intern through navigating the workplace. Participating students will be partnered with a coach and have the opportunity to network with people with similar conditions for support and networking opportunities.
Factors and resources that impact mental health
in the workplace
Get in touch with
the Bowman Foundation
The Bowman Foundation relies on people like you to help us bring mental health resources, education, and research to workplaces. Make a donation. Make a difference.
Our head office address:
P.O. Box 179 New York, New York 10463
Call for help:
(212) 381-6148
Mail us for information
info@thebowmanfoundation.org
Our EIN Number is: 88-1183855
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