April is Stress Awareness Month. As the pandemic continues and employers report high levels of stress in the workforce, the International Foundation’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits survey… Read more >
Cara McMullin
April 19, 2022
Behavioral Decision Making, Communication, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, U.S., Wellness, Work Life BalanceEAP, employee benefits, mental health, mental health benefits, mental health in the workplace, mindfulness, substance abuse, wellness programs, workplace wellness
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These days, the United States has a patchwork of marijuana-related laws and statutes that can leave employers feeling lost. In his session entitled “The Marijuana Problem” from the recent Institute… Read more >
Rose Plewa, CEBS
February 15, 2022
Communication, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.drug benefits, drug policies, employee benefits, legalized marijuana, medical marijuana, substance abuse
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In less than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new mental health challenges or intensified existing issues for workers across the United States and Canada. Organizations are expanding and… Read more >
Anne Patterson
August 24, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, employee wellness, mental health benefits, mental health coverage, mental health in the workplace, substance abuse, workplace wellness
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of extreme stress for many—impacting not only individuals who were already vulnerable to substance abuse, but also people who have not previously struggled… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
September 29, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, substance abuse
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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… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 28, 2019
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Talking Benefits Podcast, Wellnessaddiction, substance abuse
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Organizations across the U.S. and Canada are reporting a rise in mental health and substance abuse issues among workers. It’s a continuous challenge for employers to measure the prevalence of… Read more >
Anne Patterson
October 4, 2018
Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Healthmental health, mental health in the workplace, substance abuse, World Mental Health Day
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Treating opioid addiction has become a costly problem for health plans. Particularly troubling are reports of unethical treatment facilities that exploit patients, failing to deliver on their promises of recovery…. Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
June 18, 2018
Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugshealth care costs, opioid addiction, opioid epidemic, substance abuse, workplace
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Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the prevalence of opioid abuse and are taking action. According to International Foundation research, about one in three organizations (32.3%) states that prescription drug addiction is… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 10, 2017
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugsopioid abuse, substance abuse
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Imagine summoning the courage to admit you have a problem with addiction and asking for help. Then imagine being put on a waiting list for treatment. Would you still be… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
June 16, 2016
Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Healthaddiction, substance abuse
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