Nearly 80 percent of employers offer programs to promote thephysical well-being of their employees.
They may want to expand wellness programs to address depressionand other mental health issues, based on a disturbing trenddocumented in a recent study by the American Journal ofPreventive Medicine.
“Every 20 minutes, someone commits suicide in the UnitedStates,” says Bert Alicea, licensed psychologist and vice presidentof EAP and work/life services for Health Advocate Inc. in PlymouthMeeting, Pennsylvania. “Given that rate, there is a possibility ofa suicide at your workplace.”
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