Keeping Employees Happy and Healthy

THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND.

Mental health is a big part of wellness in the workplace. For employees to be well they have to flourish physically, socially, emotionally and mentally.

The workplace is a critical environment for addressing mental health as it is costing employers billions. External Link. Opens in new window.. The data supports that mental health claims. External Link. Opens in new window. are getting worse and becoming somewhat of an epidemic.

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• Between 30-50 percent of adults in the U.S. experience mental illness at some point in their lives.
• 2 million adults have a substance use disorder.
• Most common mental health problems include anxiety, depression and substance use disorder.
• 70 percent of adults with mental illness do not receive mental health services they need.

At this event, employers will hear from:

• Dennis C. Miller, managing director, The Nonprofit Search Group and author of From Mopping Floors to CEO. He’ll share a personal story as someone who struggled with mental health issues and overcame it to become a CEO.
• Michael Thompson, president & CEO, National Alliance of Health Care Purchaser Coalitions. He will present the national initiative aimed at helping employers with mental health in the workplace.
• Ian Shea, founder & CEO, I M Human. Shea will co-present with Michael Thompson about how his organization is creating a new approach for companies to support the mental and emotional well-being of their employees.
• Jenny Carrillo, vice president, strategic account management , American Well. She will present a resource that can help employers reach employees with behavioral health issues remotely.
• Shel Gross, director of public policy, Mental Health America Wisconsin. Gross will present his findings from a grant study on “Building the Mentally Healthy Workplace.”

AGENDA:

Presentations

• The Truth About Leadership and Mental Health in the Workplace. External Link. Opens in new window., Dennis C. Miller
• Workplace Mental Health Initiative: Moving Mountains. External Link. Opens in new window., Michael Thompson
• I M Human: The Culture of Emotional Well-Being. External Link. Opens in new window., Ian Shea
• Behavioral Health Services Offered Through Telemedicine. External Link. Opens in new window., Jenny Carrillo
• Building the Mentally Healthy Workplace: A Strategic Plan for Improving Employer Mental Health Practices. External Link. Opens in new window., Shel Gross

Additional Resources

• Agenda & Speaker Bios. External Link. Opens in new window.
• Mental Illness In the Workplace Infographic. External Link. Opens in new window., WELCOA
• Mental Health First Aid. External Link. Opens in new window.

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Related Blog Posts

• Four Steps To Creating A Better Mental Health Benefit Plan

Watch the Presentations

The Truth About Leadership & Mental Health in the Workplace: A CEO’s Perspective
Dennis C. Miller, The Nonprofit Search Group

Mental Health – Moving Upstream to Reduce the Costs of Poor Quality
Michael Thompson, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and;
The Culture of Emotional Well-Being
Ian Shea, I M Human, Inc.

Behavioral Health Services Offered Through Telemedicine
Jenny Carillo, Ph.D, American Well