Addicted: How employers are confronting the U.S. opioid crisis
Since COVID-19 hit the U.S., companies are seeing a spike in drug and alcohol overdoses during stay-at-home orders. What can employers do to support struggling employees?
Behavioral Health
Benefits Think Zoom meeting fatigue: How to maintain productivity in the grind of WFH
It is critically important that leaders recognize and find creative ways to overcome the not-so-virtual burnout to engage effectively with colleagues and customers, while also remaining productive.
Jessica Word
Word & Brown General Agency
‘I can’t lose this job.’ Why employees aren’t taking PTO this holiday season
More than 60% of employees plan to work during the holidays because of COVID-19 anxieties, which will lead to burnout.
Benefits Think Healing racial trauma in the workplace
During times of social change, there is the potential for people to be exposed to events that register in a person’s brain and body as trauma. The negative affects can accumulate and have an impact on a person's work and well-being.
Jennifer Sumiec
Empathia
6 ways technology changed the workplace in 2020
The pandemic forced many companies to allow employees to work from home, which created new challenges for employers and their workforce.
Benefits Think 3 tips for taking your mental health and well-being benefits to the next level
Fortunately, there’s a silver lining to this year’s unprecedented demand for mental healthcare: increased awareness and acceptance of mental health issues, even in the workplace. But, there’s more we can do.
Alexis Holdcroft
Corporate Synergies
WFH loneliness is the latest virtual challenge for employers
More than half of employees report feeling lonely while working from home, which impacts productivity, job performance and retention.
Drunk and high at work? Employers confront a new addiction crisis
COVID-19 has led more employees to engage in dangerous drug and alcohol abuse. With a cost of $740 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare costs, how can employers intervene before it’s too late?
Benefits Think Putting on the oxygen mask: Steps to support yourself and employees in challenging times
Being distracted by everything going on can lead to an uptick in worksite accidents and other risks, as well as reduced productivity and focus.
Matt Verdecchia
EAP+Work/Life division of Health Advocate
Why female employees are burning out at a faster rate than men
It’s time for employers to step up and prioritize the mental well-being of female employees, before the added responsibilities of COVID-19 drive women out of the workforce.
Helping employees cope with COVID-19 and seasonal depression
When it comes to mental health issues, employers can bear a disproportionate share of the costs, many of which are related to absenteeism in the workplace.
2020 holidays are looking blue — here’s how to help stressed-out employees
An EAP program gives employers advice on benefits and management strategies to help make the most of this holiday season.
Addressing racial trauma and PTSD among Black employees
Seventy percent of Black Americans do not receive mental health treatment. To combat stressors unique to this workplace population, employers must address discrepancies in their employee benefits.
Boosting employee productivity after an election roller coaster
With the presidential election now decided, managers can model empathy and boundary setting to get employees back on track and refocused at work.
In a pandemic, every day is bring-your-child-to-work day
Many parents trying to work from home may be interacting less with their children, not more.
Lyra Health adds Calm app to ease COVID-19 mental health strain
“The urgency has never been greater than it is now to provide holistic mental health services,” says Joe Grasso, clinical director of partnerships at Lyra Health.
6 LinkedIn courses to deal with pandemic-related stress
The professional social media platform tailored classes to help address mental health issues resulting from the pandemic.
How to cope with Election Day stress
Health professionals share ways in which average, harried, news-obsessed readers can stay sane on and after Nov. 3., with wellness tips to handle whatever comes next.
Benefits Think How to offer employees digital mental health services this open enrollment
Digital mental health services are key tools in addressing and supporting the wellbeing of employees in a way that promotes self-care, increases engagement and promises reliable, remote and private accessibility.
Ken Cahill
SilverCloud Health
How to address workplace toxicity in a virtual setting
Workplace harassment has moved from the office into the virtual world, leaving employees vulnerable to new harassment avenues.
