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Why More Companies Should Offer Mental Health Days, and Why Coworkers Should Respect Them

At NYC's Creative Summit, agency leaders and advocates encourage the approach

Taking a mental health day can be beneficial for workers, their companies and their clients, industry leaders said this week.Getty Images
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By Marty Swant

May 10, 2019

Companies can do more to break the stigmas around mental health, and that could start with allowing—and especially encouraging—mental health days away from the office.

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Marty Swant

Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.

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