EBN’s best of 2025: How employers are evolving wellness benefits
Benefit leaders share the strategies that worked and where they plan to invest in 2026.
Mental Health
Workplace telehealth program aims to improve child health
MiSalud launches a free telehealth program offering bilingual guidance on children's health, aiming to close care gaps for Latino families through employers.
What AI means for burnout, benefits and trust at work in 2026
Polina Dimitrova, global head of people at automation platform Make, shares her predictions for how AI will transform the workplace in the near future.
At AT&T, employee caregivers get a boost from these benefits
A partnership with Bright Horizons, caregiver PTO and mental health support allow people to care for loved ones and mind their own wellness.
This therapist is helping shatter the stigma around mental health
After facing her own mental health challenges, Diana Guzman is helping leaders come up with a better approach to support.
A new employee perk: Help navigating the funeral home maze
Titan Casket is teaming with employers nationwide to offer funeral planning support, aiming to cut costs for families and give workers clearer choices during a stressful time.
2026 healthcare trends: The growing role of addiction and recovery support
Benefit leaders should be focusing on the populations with the greatest health and wellness needs to curb costs.
Exclusive research Helping the Helpers
New research explores the state of caregiving among employees, highlighting their biggest concerns and points to how employers can help. Read EBN's latest editorial report to learn more.
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Matt Kuhrt
Benefits to beat seasonal depression to implement now
A career expert shares a few strategies for leaders looking to better support their workforce's mental health year-round.
Addiction’s hidden toll: This CEO shares his recovery and hope for employees
Cooper Zelnick explains how finding the right treatment program can lead to life-changing outcomes for employees struggling with substance use disorder.
7 ways benefit managers can realign a burned out workforce
CHRO's from Care.com and LiveCor share how stress is reshaping employee performance, and how HR can respond.
These low-cost benefits help employees de-stress
Benefit leaders can highlight wellness offerings, flexibility, paid over time and time off to keep employees from feeling overloaded now and into next year.
How Trump’s GLP-1 agreements will impact benefit costs
Benefit leaders say weight loss drugs are just one part of the equation in addressing physical fitness.
As mental health costs rise, benefit managers seek new solutions
More progressive wellness plans and policies can help mitigate the costs associated with poor mental health.
How this Modern Health exec balanced caregiving and career
"I don't know how I stayed employed," shares Alison Borland, CPO of Modern Health, on the challenges she faced as a caregiver.
Benefits Think The missing link in financial wellness: Estate planning as a stress-relief tool
Helping employees get their affairs in order brings peace of mind and better focus at work.
Progyny’s CMO wants to normalize menopause conversations at work
Dr. Janet Choi shares why mental health support should be part of menopause care.
Benefits Think Supporting the human side of the workplace
Comprehensive mental health benefits, including financial, substance use and youth components, are necessary to cover the needs of a workforce.
‘An epidemic that keeps growing’: Supporting employees through substance use
Nearly two-thirds of people suffering through substance use disorders are currently employed, making it a critical workplace issue
Benefits can close the gap between financial and mental wellness
Access to resources and a work environment that prioritizes well-being makes workers less stressed and more motivated to perform.
