Benefits Think What employers can do about the threats to employee mental health

Published March 22, 2021 9:00 AM EDT 4 Min Read

It’s true: the year we’ve just lived through has been one of the most historically stressful in modern memory. While the events of 2020 may have forced us to grapple with mental health in the workplace in new ways, the crisis had already been building. In 2019, the World Health Organization recognized workplace burnout as an occupational phenomenon, defining it as a syndrome “…resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Mental health at work was called one of the most far-reaching workplace issues of 2019.

Charlotta Winslow-Jenkins

Chief product and marketing officer

An innovative marketing, branding and product professional, Charlotta brings deep knowledge of the specialty supplemental group health insurance market to her executive role at ArmadaCare. She has 30 … Read full bio

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