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5 Ways 2020 Changed Employee Benefits

Anne Patterson

15 Dec 202014 Dec 2020

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 employee benefits trends that changed this year, perhaps paving the way for […]

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Signs and Symptoms of an Employee Struggling With Mental Health

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

07 Oct 202005 Oct 2020

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 serious mental health issue? In the recently held Mental Health Impact of […]

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How Supervisors Can Support Employees With a Mental Health Illness

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

05 Oct 202007 Oct 2020

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 health issues leads to disconnects in performance and levels of engagement. Each year […]

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Resilience: Readiness to Face Adversity

Julie Stich, CEBS

10 Sep 202006 Apr 2021

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 my sixth month of social isolation, seeing in person only those people […]

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CDC Report on Mental Health Highlights the Severity of This COVID-19 Side-Effect

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21 Aug 202001 Sep 2020

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 report summarizes results of a survey conducted from June 24-30, 2020, in […]

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Supporting the Mental Health of Your Global Workforce

Alyssa Hodder

19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020

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 the Global Business Group on Health Survey 2016-2019, mental well-being was one […]

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Repackaging Existing Resources Could Increase Usage of Employee Assistance Programs

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

06 Aug 202022 Sep 2020

When the children of your employees go away to school for the first time, even under ordinary circumstances, it can be tough on the parent, the child—and the employer. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the additional uncertainty surrounding school and work, these […]

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COVID-19’s Impact on Employee Mental Health Continues

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

21 Jul 202021 Jul 2020

Forced isolation. Trauma caused by loss of life, jobs and normal routines. Uncertainty about the future, not to mention anxiety about becoming infected with the virus. These are just a few of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health […]

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The Evolution of Workplace Wellness

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Feb 202006 Feb 2020

The International Foundation has surveyed benefit practitioners about their workplace wellness initiatives for nearly a decade. Over that time period, there has been a marked shift in the primary motivation for offering these benefits—from controlling organizational health care costs to improving overall […]

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Fighting the Stigma Around Mental Health

Anne Patterson

17 Oct 201920 Nov 2019

Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know more about. World Mental Health Day was observed on October 10, so […]