Mental Health Awareness Month
Employee mental health is becoming an important issue for employers, and one of the ways to help workers is through their employee benefits packages. Here we look at trends, build awareness, and share ideas for benefits managers and brokers.
March 07, 2019
7 strategies to address mental health in the workplaceThe American Heart Association's CEO Roundtable offers its suggestions to confront the challenges of mental illness in the workplace,.
April 02, 2019
Does employer empathy matter?Employer empathy increases employees' engagement and productivity -- and empathetic employee benefits can help.
January 25, 2019
A wellness app is not a mental health strategyTo truly tackle the mental well-being of your people, start by acknowledging that this is predominantly a culture issue.
April 08, 2019
Can treating behavioral health cut medical costs?GAO analysts reviewed 29 studies that looked at the effects of behavioral health treatment on non-behavioral costs.
April 16, 2019
Employers need to step it up on absence, disability managementFew HR departments are measuring and benchmarking their absence management and disability management programs.
March 27, 2019
Employers failing to take action on employees' mental healthJust 22 percent of employers currently have or plan to implement programs to address opioid use and suicide prevention this year.
March 25, 2019
How does performance pay affect workers' mental health?Employers basing pay on performance might be costing themselves more in health care.
March 06, 2019
UnitedHealth's mental health coverage guidelines overly restrictive, judge rulesThe policies over-emphasized cost-savings and addressing acute problems rather than treating underlying mental health and substance abuse issues.
February 25, 2019
Expanding the footprint of care with telebehavioral counselingTelebehavioral counseling has its place among mental health services offered by an employer, but there are some limitations.
January 18, 2019
5 stages of behavioral health conditions and how to address themAn employer's guide to understanding behavioral health conditions at work.