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Distressed and out the door — What the numbers say about mental health and retention

Lauren Finestone

Data scientist and organisational psychology researcher Tim Ballard and his team have been digging into what psychological distress does to workforce retention.

When a valued employee resigns, citing burnout or personal reasons, the mental health dimension of that departure is rarely captured in any meaningful way.  It shows up as turnover. It gets noted, absorbed and moved on from. But the connection between psychological distress and workforce exit is stronger and more measurable than most organisations realise.  What the data shows Tim Ballard and his team analysed data from the Household...

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Published 29 September, 2026 | Updated 29 September, 2026