Losing Your Job Can Be a Mental Health Crisis

The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help. Jeff Lareau recently made it to a third-round interview but in the end he wasn’t selected. “I’m totally demoralized at the moment,” said Mr. Lareau, who has been job hunting for nearly a year. “I was telling my therapist, I honestly have no idea how I’m getting any sort of energy to do this again.”