With the importance of behavioral health in the workplacediscussed more openly than ever before,employers are increasingly recognizing that investing in employees'behavioral health isn't just a social responsibility—it's criticalfor long-term business success. Employees need long-term solutionsfor their own personal benefit and only truly flourish when theyunderstand that their employer cares about their well-being. Thisunderstanding has helped accelerate the overallindustry progress being made to eliminate some of the majorroadblocks to effective behavioral health treatment, like legacystigma and access to care.

Companies are rushing to double down on the amount of money spent onbenefits to help workers take care of their mental health giventhat the momentum around creating mentally healthy and supportiveworkplaces shows no signs of slowing down. There's no doubt thatprioritizing spend on mental health services for employeesindirectly contributes to an organization's bottom linesignificantly, including cost savings linked to fewer absences andhigher levels of productivity and retention.