Long story short: Affordable ways to help your employees tend to their mental health

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published Updated 2 Min Read

With the delta variant on the rise and an end to COVID feeling more distant by the day, it’s getting harder for employees to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Mental health concerns continue to creep up, with instances of depression, anxiety and PTSD affecting more employees month over month, according to the latest Mental Health Index. But affordable and accessible mental healthcare tools can help employees get the help they need, before it’s too late.

Can mental healthcare be administered with the touch of an app? Peter Hames, co-founder and CEO of the digital therapeutics developer Big Health, is confident it’s possible. In fact, he thinks it’s the future of comprehensive healthcare benefits.

Big Health aims to help millions who experience chronic sleep trouble and anxiety feel better without medication or a therapist. Instead, the cure lies in cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. CBT challenges daily behaviors and sets time-sensitive goals, which ideally lead to healthier coping mechanisms and thought patterns. Big Health’s apps Sleepio and Daylight, which provide care for sleep problems and anxiety respectively, essentially offer 24/7 CBT to users. After taking an introductory quiz, the user receives a tailored program to complete at their pace.

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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