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A return to pre-COVID norms feels more distant than ever for many employees.
According to the most recent Mental Health Index by Total Brain and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, feelings of anxiety increased 94% from June to July, and incidences of PTSD have spiked 83% over the past six months.
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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Addiction support has come a long way, but employees will need ongoing flexibility to stay at work.
Flexible benefits and a caring culture that recognize the double squeeze of child care and eldercare responsibilities on a culture will help retain sandwich-generation talent.
Organizations are seeing more demand for mental health and substance use services. New approaches aim to make care easier to access before employees reach a crisis.
Leaders from Equifax, Bartaco and Children’s Health gathered in Las Vegas to share their insights and best practices at EBN’s Benefits at Work conference.
The CEO of Connections Health Solutions explains how its crisis receiving centers can provide faster and more cost-efficient access to specialized care.
