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The purpose of this quantitative study is to emphasize the importance and urgency of studying the relationship between remote leadership practices and mental health outcomes, including the provision of benefits and the discourse on mental health in a changing workplace. The study utilizes the Job Demands Resources (JD-R) theory, providing a reliable link between the work and the scientific theories. The model provides a strong tool for examining the interplay between job requirements and employee well-being in the use of remote working. The study addresses the research questions of the relationship between employees with remote leaders and their access to mental health benefits and the relationship between remote leaders and employees' willingness to discuss mental health topics. The research is quantitative, non-experimental, and correlational in design fixtures, and secondary data was collected from the Mental Health in Technology Survey by Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI). The data collection process is concerned with filtering a dataset to refine the data to suit the research questions. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis are applied consistently to analyze the data using IBM SPSS Statistics 29. The findings indicate that successful remote leadership practices were associated with better mental health support and a greater openness to discussing mental health challenges. The research emphasizes the need for organizations to invest in training and support systems for remote leaders. Recommendations for future research to overcome the limitations of this study should integrate both longitudinal and qualitative methodologies to provide detailed insights into how remote leadership impacts mental health.