Behavioral Health

Using wellness programs to help employees prevent heart disease, mental illness, cancer, respiratory disorders and diabetes should be a major priority.

Using wellness programs to help employees prevent heart disease, mental illness, cancer, respiratory disorders and diabetes should be a major priority.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

Executives are gaining a deeper understanding of how conditions are affecting a company’s profit, and how to respond.

Executives are gaining a deeper understanding of how conditions are affecting a company’s bottom line, and how to respond.

A new study finds that while employers offer these benefits, many don’t understand the scope in their workforce.

Once taboo, discussions of mental well-being issues are being publicly championed and this new “normal” relating to mental health encourages those suffering to seek treatment without the fear of stigma.

Once taboo, discussions of mental well-being issues are being publicly championed and this new “normal” relating to mental health encourages those suffering to seek treatment without the fear of stigma.

Access to behavioral health services reduces absenteeism, says medical expert Paul Mulhausen.

Therapies such as applied behavioral analytics are now provided in more programs, such as JPMorgan Chase’s offering.

Therapies such as applied behavioral analytics are now provided in more programs, such as JPMorgan Chase’s offering.

HR execs need to lead by example, says consultant Erin McGinty

Employers need to keep pace with the latest developments impacting health plans. Mercer shares what to watch out for in the coming months.

Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.

Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.

Too many initiatives focus solely on physical health, ignoring the other pillars such as financial, social, community and career well-being, says NFP’s Deb Smolensky.

Too many initiatives focus solely on physical health, ignoring the other pillars such as financial, social, community and career well-being, says NFP’s Deb Smolensky.