In the United Kingdom, over 15 million absences each year are a result of poor mental health, which has prompted the English government to allot an additional $1 billion towards mental health services. Due to the impact of stress on productivity and absences, Business in the Community, a business-oriented charity, has launched an online survey to determine methods to improve employees' mental health. The survey will be available for three years and is being sponsored by the mental health organization Mind. Mind hopes that its research will aid in teaching managers how to identify the early warning signs of poor mental health amongst their employees. The survey has been highlighted as the largest of its kind.
See "Charity launches three-year survey of workplace mental health", Sarah Neville, Financial Times, May 16, 2016