Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are key principles at the heart of social justice, which have rightfully been highlighted as vital in the workplace. Often the call for implementing those principles in the workplace is understandably framed in terms of economic returns. While this is an indispensable angle to think through the place of EDI efforts for businesses, there are also just as critical implications of the mental health case for EDI at work.

In the past decade, as a society we have become increasingly conscious about mental health alongside social issues like discrimination and diversity, inequality and inclusion, racism and representation. What isn’t discussed nearly enough is the overlap of those social issues and workplace wellbeing…