- Almost two-thirds of Australian employees perceive a positive mental wellbeing culture in their workplace, compared to 14% who experience poor mental wellbeing culture. This is the 2023 benchmark against which Australian organisations can track progress towards fostering positive environments that reduce the impact of poor mental wellbeing in the workplace.

- While encouraging overall, diverse employees, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, tend to experience poorer mental wellbeing culture in the workplace. This is also true for employees who: are female, identify as LGBTIQA+ or have a physical or mental disability. There is work needed to improve the experiences of these cohorts of Australian employees.

- Additionally, those who have less control over their working environment also report a poorer mental wellbeing culture, particularly employees in non-management roles, larger organisations, or the public sector - particularly those in health and community services.

- Leaders plays a critical role in fostering mental wellbeing culture with 7 out of the top 10 drivers of mental wellbeing culture falling within the domain of leadership.
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There can be a lot of terms of definitions used in the mental health space. OSOM defines the following.:

· Mental health is a term often used in clinical contexts that refers to people’s immediate emotional and mental state, including specific clinical diagnoses.

· Mental wellbeing is a broader, non-clinical, and holistic term that refers to all aspects of how people are feeling.

· Mental wellbeing culture covers the broader contextual and environmental factors within a workplace that influence people’s mental health and mental wellbeing. A positive mental wellbeing workplace culture is where you feel the organisation understands, cares about, and behaves in a way that supports the mental wellbeing of its employees.