Mental health benefits

Benefits managers who connect quitting tobacco and reducing stress have a promising opportunity to make a difference for their employees, ultimately minimizing stress for the entire team. 

Employers working to provide competitive, helpful benefit plans have the additional important task making those plans easy for their employees and dependents to sign up for and use.

More than half of U.S. workers say they haven't taken advantage of their mental health benefits, and more than 10% are unaware of these benefits.

More than half of employees say their work friendships make their job more enjoyable.

Beginning next year, the bank will offer time off to let employees "reinvest in their priorities in life."

Self-scheduling appointments and downloading meditation apps to engaging in digital self-help platforms are all ways EAPs are adapting to a virtual-first world.

Susan French, head of global total rewards at Ocean Spray, has made it her mission to tackle barriers to care.

Work stress is more normalized than ever before, and companies need to put policies in place that protect employees' mental health and prevent burnout.

"I spent decades as my mother's caregiver and while many moments were intensely gratifying and special, there were many moments that were devastatingly lonely, isolating, and traumatizing," writes Wellthy CEO, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner.   

Meditation has physical and mental health benefits that can improve employee well-being. The founder of Create Meditation shares his best practices.