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Bend the Trend: Lower Healthcare Costs by Supporting Mental Health
May 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
What if investing in your employees’ mental health saved your company more than it cost?
Stress takes a toll on both employees and employers, fueling turnover, disengagement, absenteeism, and higher healthcare spend. But even small actions can make a big impact.
In this session you’ll learn how to:
- Identify workplace stressors negatively affecting employee mental health
- Apply practical strategies to build healthier, more resilient teams
- Evaluate mental health resources to improve outcomes & manage costs
Healthier minds mean healthier bottom lines. Join us to discover how supporting mental health can bend your healthcare cost curve.
Workplace Mental Health
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Speakers:
QUEST Counseling and Consultation Center
Rich Derks
Rich is Co-Owner and Business Director for one of The…
The Alliance
Melanie Schoenemann
Melanie Schoenemann joined The Alliance in September 2025 as Vice…
QUEST Counseling and Consultation Center
Rich Derks
Rich is Co-Owner and Business Director for one of The Alliance’s largest mental health practices in Wisconsin. Rich’s degrees include an MBA in Marketing and a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Prior to launching QUEST Counseling in 2018, Rich had a long career in multiple industries including electronics, industrial distribution, management consulting, and medical device manufacturing. He started his career as an engineer before progressing through various management roles in Operations, I/T, Marketing, Field Services, and Executive Management–including Vice President at Johnson Health Tech in Madison, WI and Division President at Medline in the Chicago area.
Rich is passionate about continuous improvement in the mental health industry; and he enjoys helping organizations with their mental health and wellbeing programs.
The Alliance
Melanie Schoenemann
Melanie Schoenemann joined The Alliance in September 2025 as Vice President, Business Growth & Member Strategy. In her role, Melanie provides leadership for the Business Development and Account Management teams, helping The Alliance strengthen relationships with employer-members, expand its reach, and continue to innovate on behalf of those the cooperative serves.
Melanie has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry, including overseeing strategic growth. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and a certificate in advanced management at the Wisconsin School of Business, Center for Professional & Executive Development.
This event has been approved for CE credit by HRCI, SHRM, and OCI. You must attend the entire webinar from 10:00am to 11:00am CT to receive CE credit through OCI.
This program has been pre-approved for recertification credit hours toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
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The Alliance is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®
This event is approved by the WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance for licensees under the course topic Principles of Accident and Health insurance.
To request SHRM & HRCI CE credit, email events@the-alliance.org.
The system must record you actively viewing the course in its entirety in order for you to be eligible to claim CE credit for this course. Failure to view the entire telecourse (as noted in the start and end times listed on this page) will result in a denial of CE credits for this course.
