The Mental Health Index™ report: July 2022
August 16, 2022
A decline in the mental health of working Americans is observed in July 2022.
- At 68.9, the mental health of Americans declined one point from the prior month.
- 26% of Americans have a high mental health risk, 40% have a moderate mental health risk, and 33% have a low mental health risk, a decline over the prior month.
- All mental health sub-scores apart from optimism declined from June to July 2022; the financial risk score declined to a level not seen since January 2021 and is in-line with the lowest score since the launch of the Index.
- Mental health scores declined in all regions of the U.S.; the South continues to have the lowest mental health score for the third consecutive month.
- The mental health score of managers is modestly above that of non-managers as well as the national average.
