3 ways to get employees to take advantage of mental health benefits

Published May 24, 2021 2:55 PM EDT 2 Min Read

What good is offering expansive mental health benefits if employees don’t know how to take advantage of them?

Ninety two percent of CEOs reported that their companies have dedicated more resources to supporting employees’ mental health as a result of the pandemic, according to a recent survey by Ginger, a virtual mental health platform. Still, seven in 10 workers say this is “the most stressful time in their entire professional career.”

Adding a mental health resource is useless if it won’t help its target audience, Kitani says. Understanding what your employee base needs can only be made possible by open and healthy communication.

“You have to think about communication holistically,” he says. “Too often people focus on a single program and look at employees through a single lens. By taking a holistic approach to the programs you have and to the different needs of your employees is the first step.”

Paola Peralta

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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio

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