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title: "The Mental Health and Addiction Epidemic Ravaging the Restaurant Industry"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7cd41f28-af6b-43b2-85ac-796026a8176b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-mental-health-and-addiction-epidemic-ravaging-the-restaurant-industry-2706969
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-06-26T21:16:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:25.987Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fa7a479ffd1535b774b7f5b3c8820b335559.jpg
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# The Mental Health and Addiction Epidemic Ravaging the Restaurant Industry

**TL;DR:** The restaurant industry is facing a mental health and addiction epidemic. Carrie, a keynote speaker and author, sheds light on this issue.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-06-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-mental-health-and-addiction-epidemic-ravaging-the-restaurant-industry-2706969).*

## Story

We must shine the light on mental health and addiction in order to illuminate an alternative path forward for all those afflicted.

*Carrie is a frequent keynote speaker on HR and leadership topics and regularly conducts employee training and leadership development workshops as well. She is the author of the recently published book,* Restaurant Operator's HR Playbook: Your Hands-On Playbook for Finding, Hiring, and Developing Leaders *and Implementing Organized People Systems and has been featured in* Entrepreneur*,* Restaurant News*,* Pizza Today *and* Independent Restaurateur*.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- mental health (topic)
- addiction (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-mental-health-and-addiction-epidemic-ravaging-the-restaurant-industry-2706969). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7cd41f28-af6b-43b2-85ac-796026a8176b).