If you’re a regular Talking Benefits listener, you know we’ve frequently covered the topic of mental well-being. This is because of the significant impact this issue has throughout our country… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 11, 2021
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S., Wellnessessential health benefits, health and wellness, mental health, mental health coverage, mental health crisis, mental health in the workplace, podcast, talking benefits podcast, wellness, workplace wellness
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Isolation and loneliness. Fear that you or a loved one will be infected with a deadly virus. Anxiety about finances. Stress over child care and school arrangements. During the COVID-19… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
March 3, 2021
Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellness, Work Life BalanceCOVID-19, mental health, mental health crisis, mental health in the workplace, pandemic, remote work, stress, stress management, telehealth, total wellness, workforce, working from home
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Increasing numbers of people are identifying as LGBTQ+, particularly among younger generations now entering workplaces, but their needs are often underserved in the design and administration of benefit plans. Employers… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
February 15, 2021
Canada, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, U.S.benefits communication, diversity and inclusion, employee benefits package, essential health benefits, fertility health care benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, health care plan, LGBT, LGBTQ, mental health, mental health in the workplace, multiemployer health plans, transgender, transgender-inclusive
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As I’m writing this, a dear friend is reflecting on the ten-year anniversary of her brother’s suicide. I know she struggles with the helpless feeling of, “Was there something I… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
February 8, 2021
Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnessmental health, mental health coverage, mental health in the workplace, suicide prevention, wellness programs
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As we wait to close the rocky chapter that is 2020, a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits Survey: 2020 Results, examines the big… Read more >
Anne Patterson
December 15, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S.domestic partner benefits, employee benefit trends, Juneteenth, mental health in the workplace, telemedicine, working from home
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In the midst of a global pandemic and social unrest, it is expected to be sad, upset and angry—but what if you suspect an employee is struggling with a more… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
October 7, 2020
Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnessmental health in the workplace
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In the U.S., one in five of us meets the criteria for having a mental health condition. Eight percent have a diagnosable substance use disorder. Not addressing an employee’s behavioral… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
October 5, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnessmental health in the workplace
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We’re entering the sixth month of the declared COVID-19 pandemic. And, speaking for myself and my International Foundation colleagues, our sixth month of working from home. For me, personally, it’s… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
September 10, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, mental health in the workplace, resilience
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Listen to this content here. On August 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the report, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The… Read more >
Rose Plewa, CEBS
August 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, mental health in the workplace
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It’s no surprise that the global pandemic has had a significant impact on employees’ mental health. But even before the pandemic, mental health was on many employers’ radars. According to… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
August 19, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Global Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, global employee benefits, mental health in the workplace, multinational corporations
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