Excellence in HR: Ocean Spray’s Susan French is tackling the stigma around mental health

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

More than two years into the pandemic, employees are still struggling to regain their emotional balance

For Susan French, head of global total rewards at Ocean Spray, an agricultural cooperative with 2,000 employees worldwide, normalizing mental health care has been her quest. The company has rolled out partnerships with Headspace and Talkspace and eliminated copays for mental health support. The team is currently engaged in a revamp of their EAP program, and have seen a bump in utilization from 2% to 11%. 

Alyssa Place
Editor-in-chief

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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