Mental & Behavioral Health

Employers across the globe now recognize that protecting and supporting the mental health of employees is vital to the future of their business. This newfound awareness comes as the world enters the third year of the pandemic, and little is normal about the way we live and work. In 2021, the disruptions and mental health fallout from COVID-19, economic uncertainty, and social unrest continued, affecting even more of the workforce than in 2020. Meanwhile, more employees dealt with mental health challenges over the past year, from stress and burnout to anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use problems. Mental health issues like burnout have contributed to many workers’ decisions to leave their jobs, if not the workforce entirely. “The pandemic has forced people to reflect on what really matters most to them, and if their employer does not support their ability to prioritize other values outside of work, then people may look elsewhere, or they may risk becoming burned out and frustrated,” said Joe Grasso, Lyra Health’s senior director of workforce mental health.

Regardless of which industry you’re in, mental health care has likely become one of the hottest topics in your workplace. While mental illness was a mounting global crisis before COVID-19, the pandemic has exacerbated those concerns, bringing mental health to the forefront of many work-related conversations. People are talking openly about mental health and seeking care to treat it, which is an essential step forward. At the same time, not all care is created equal. Too many people still lack care that helps them improve or recover from their mental health conditions. The mental health resource landscape is crowded, but not all services have the same impact. People-focused employers are looking to invest further in mental health options for employees; they know that, by addressing their workers’ mental health needs, they won’t only be supporting individuals but the collective workforce. When employees have access to effective mental health care, the returns are significant: lower turnover, lower absenteeism, a workforce that feels valued and engaged, and higher profitability.

Nearly 200 million people around the world are feeling more stressed, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this problem. Gallup’s 2020 Negative Experience Index revealed that 40% of respondents experienced an elevated level of stress compared to the previous 15 years, and 2021 certainly didn’t do us any favors. Employers know that COVID has raised the levels of stress, anxiety, social isolation, and depression across the globe. With many people continuing to social distance by avoiding large gatherings that could infect them with new coronavirus variants, stress levels are only amplified. In addition, the ups and downs of COVID infection rates and dashed hopes of wanting to see extended family and friends have left people feeling down. Another leading cause of stress is weighing whether work environments are safe enough to warrant a full return to the office as opposed to working remotely or with a hybrid schedule as businesses contemplate how they can meet objectives while accounting for the overall health needs of employees.

Around 1 in 5 (21%) adults experienced some form of depression in early 2021 (27 January - 7 March); this is an increase since November 2020 (19%) and more than double that observed before the COVID-19 pandemic (10%). We’re living in the midst of a mental health epidemic, and it’s clearer than ever that amongst boosting the array of professional solutions, kindness could be the secret to improving well-being. Showing love isn’t just reserved for your partner or Valentine’s Day; it can be extended to colleagues, friends, even strangers. Simply being kind to someone can make a massive difference in their outlook and general mood, and your own. How can kindness as a practice be used as a tool within psychotherapy, and what are the advantages?

Mental health problems are one of the leading causes of lost productivity in the workplace, and the pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis in the workplace. Employers must re-examine their corporate culture to drive a positive shift in employee mental wellness

The lack of physical contact with our friends and loved ones, loss of employment and pay cuts, and the death of loved ones - all of which marked the health crisis - have heightened stress for millions of Americans.

Stress and mental instability of employees may affect your business which is reflected in productivity, morale, engagement. Every mental illness begins when an individuals' coping skills are inadequate to handle the level of chronic stress.

Vacation plays an important role in the employees career, as rested employees are more productive employees. Vacation can reduce stress, help prevent burnout and promote work-life balance by allowing for more time to be spent with family.

Our mind is like a reasoning machine, wonderful for solving problems, putting things in order and making sense of daily reality. It keeps busy ruminating on the past and figuring out the future, and the yogis compare it to the mind to a drunken monkey.

Among physicians, the statistics around suicide are even more disturbing, to the point that some experts regard suicide as an “occupational hazard” for healthcare providers.

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The holiday season is often more miserable than merry for workers, not because the hours are long and the labor is hard, but because depression is a hardship that is difficult to meet and a burden that is heavy to bear.

Employers have been utilizing wellness program to help their employees live up to their full potential for decades. Some companies are beginning to realize the importance of resilience for both their and their employee's well-being.

When you’re interviewing, hiring and onboarding new employees, you’re undoubtedly focused on their skill sets, their experience, and their energy, and how those assets translate to the furtherance of your organization’s goals and bottom line. You’re not expecting them to develop or to be nursing a substance abuse issue, as they enter your ranks.

Important tasks that have to be done like the emails screaming for attention, the speech points for an upcoming meeting. All these thoughts are enough to weigh you down and beat you up before you even arrive at work.

Yoga and meditation have been used for centuries to promote self-improvement and positively impact leadership skills. Yoga can be used as a powerful tool to guide you back to your place of stillness and renew inner strength and balance in and out.

There are many times you feel like you are subject to the whims of forces outside of the control like an unexpected deadline. No matter what echelon of the business world you occupy at some point, you will be caught off guard by the change.

National level surveys found that 80% of workers feel stress on the job and half of those reports their job as stressful. 25 percent of the workers view their jobs as the number one stress in their lives and all are associated with health complaints.

The simple secret to being well is to get a good sleep and the lack of sleep may turn your image into a poor form. Less sleep leaves bloodshot eyes, bedraggled appearance, depression and relies on stimulants to make it through the day.

We all know that it may be easier to just grab your favorite blanket and run into the comfort of your bed. We talk to our girlfriends, coaches, spouses or whoever can lend an ear and shed some wisdom and we need to find a way to be resilient and bounce back.

Building a business may expose you to serious health issues like stress, strain, and that's what John Rockefeller experienced. If a health crisis suddenly pulls any of your company's topmost people, then your company's momentum could be lost.

Health Wellness can be achieved through sound healing, by experiencing the vibration and frequency of the sound wave. Crystal sound heals cancer, patients with addiction, stress, anger, anxiety and various physical ailments inside the human body.

85% of the diseases are linked to stress and the physiologic processes behind stress, help us survive as a human. Stress is of two types- acute stress and chronic stress, well acute stress can be classified as good whereas chronic has a negative impact.

If the mind is working at full capacity then the body will also follow, when the body is working the mind will follow. Behavioral health is inclusive of both mental health and substance use is considered by many to still be an emerging topic.

Chris Tidmarsh, a 30-year-old entrepreneur with degrees in chemistry, environmental studies, the French language and a robust passion for agriculture who also has autism.

More than 76% of Americans addicted to drugs and alcohol are employed and possess a serious threat to the employer. The HR must implement policies to understand, identify, and guide the employees to keep themselves away from abuse of drugs and alcohol.

To all the doctors, wishing you a Happy Doctor's Day on the 175th anniversary of the first use of ether anesthetic during surgery. Recent stud highlights that 6 out of 10 doctors say they'd leave the medical profession if they were financially able to do so.

An enthusiastic workforce is not a productive workplace and employers need to promote credible resources for information. Personal experience with the potentially crippling effects of anxiety, including the physical toll this psychological trauma exacts.

From getting pay cuts, experiencing financial stress, losing a loved one to the disease to the challenge of juggling remote work with home responsibilities, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on employees’ mental and physical health.

A play is important for being healthy as it boosts creativity and mindset and how we perceive the world. It's a state of mind which keeps absorbing, an apparently purposeless activity that provides enjoyment and a suspension of self-consciousness.

Assistance begins with compassion and it is the hallmark not only of a competent caregiver but of a kind and sympathetic one. As a patient needs emotional safety and physical stability to overcome such serious challenges.

In corporate wellness sector, you will com across many burned out employees who are emotionally, relationally and physically worn down. Being burned out doesn't have much to do with what type of work they do and can be found in almost all sectors.

Lack of sleep may result in a decline in productivity, health, communication, develop risk-taking behaviors among employees. Strategies to curb fatigue include education, sleep evaluation, scheduled breaks, incorporating napping rooms, and modifying the workplace.

Corporate wellness is impossible without personal wellness and individual health is doubtful without quality care from caregivers. Rare is the support necessary to make a patient feel safe enough to seek help and strong enough to accept treatment.

HR professionals who are concerned about employees' mental well-being consider mobile devices, digital transactions as a double-edged sword. The same technology encourages cyber-bullying, online fat-shaming, YouTube videos with how-to advice on drug use.

Stress at the workplace decreases productivity, increase health costs and employee burnout and quarter employees relate this. Steps like flexibility, developing social networks and recharge break help building resiliency to some extent.

The Holidays are an amazing time of year, but they can also be stressful, as there's the increasing intensity of work as the year ends. Adding to the intensity, the holidays are also a time that reminds us of people we have lost.

Meditation is a way to clear the mind and achieve peace and stillness within, and it directly has health benefits. Mindfulness refers to being presently and actively aware of feelings, thoughts, behavior, etc., in a non-judgemental way.

While it is common to feel blue or out of sorts, Americans are more deeply affected by stress, anxiety, and depression. Depression is a serious condition influenced by thinking patterns, social environment, behavior patterns, and genetics.

Earlier the cure for social anxiety, PTSD, or even agoraphobia was tedious and required a lot of medication and time to heal. With the implementation of telemedicine, there is an improvement in more lives as mental health treatments are easy to cure.

Parents of children with mental health-related issues may find it difficult balancing time between work and a sick child.

We all dream of having a smooth life filled with peace, love, and harmony but the reality is life is full of challenges. If you don't like something, change it and if you can't change it then change your attitude and this way you will embrace positive possibilities.

Stress affects our body and brain over time, and if left unaddressed it can cause significant damage to the overall health. Everyday stress can alter our ability to plan and do our job well, as well as gets in the way of effective communication.

Mental illness is not limited to personal life only, but it hampers professional behavior and productivity as well. It is becoming a challenge as one in four adults experience mental illness and less than one-third receive the adequate treatment.

Migraine is more than just a headache, causing severe attacks that impair an individual's daily function and quality of life. it is the sixth leading cause of disability worldwide, costing employers and the economy a lot in productivity loss.

Every business consistently focuses on reducing costs to improve its financial bottom line and it limits costs on travel, policies. The effect of an employee's mental health is often overlooked as a factor in company output.

The most immediate and worst-hit areas which has a great impact of excessive drug and alcohol abuse can be felt in the workplace. Data from the government department indicates nearly 11 million full-time workers in the U.S. struggle with SUD.

A healthy and balanced diet is a secret to maintain a healthy body and a healthy mind and perhaps everybody is aware of it. Caffeine can cause anxiety, alcohol can cause depression but eating healthy food improves overall mood.

The organization invests copious amounts to integrate a wellness program that allows employees to thrive and increase wellness. Unfortunately, the above-mentioned reasons for wellness programs are implemented, rarely produce in the corporate wellness program.

When was the last time you heard someone in your organization say, "I'm sorry", to a colleague or " I forgive you" to a leader? While we are taught these things during our school time, but it seems to have forgotten on the way to the office.

Workplace stress can affect you mentally, physically and emotionally which reduces calmness and wellness of the employees. Adopting various forms of meditation helps calming mind, breathe and heart rate and leaves a positive impact.

Self-care is not limited to just physical body, focusing on mental health boosts immunity, productivity and make you healthy. Small break, sound sleep, balanced diet and trying new activities can improve your mental health.

September 6, 2015, the popular TV show 60 Minutes re-aired a story on "mindfulness" which it first ran earlier in the year. The story featured the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, an M.I.T. trained scientist, who began teaching mindfulness meditation skills to people.

Many people mistook mental health with mental illness but the fact is both are different and it's time to address that. For good mental health, one needs to perform activities like practical knowledge of intrapersonal skills that support mental wellness.

During the 20th century, the burden of disease shifted quite significantly to be one from changes in our lifestyle. During the 1900's, pneumonia and tuberculosis were the leading causes of death, but during the 2010, the cause shifted to heart diseases, cancer, etc.

As we ease further into our new, pandemic-altered reality, many businesses are beginning to recognize the need to focus on employee wellness

Everyone is stressed out in some way or the other and feel frustrated, irritated, anxious and difficult to fall asleep. Some people worry while many consider it far more normal to be stressed out in today's hectic modern world.

Mental health and physical health is equally important when it comes to wellbeing but insurers don't see it that way. Earlier many health insurance companies provided better coverage for physical illness than they did for mental health disorders.

Stress and work-life balance are universal concerns of workers and it costs American industry more than $300 billion annually. Effect of stressed-out employees includes increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, and employee turnover with high medical bills.

It’s time to end the stigma surrounding mental health in the LGBTQ community and acknowledge the millions who struggle with intolerance and suffer in silence.

Holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and excitement, but for many, it can be a difficult season for various reasons. The extra pressure of facing looming year-end deadlines, personal, financial, and family obligations can bring holiday stress.

In today’s workplace, workplace performance and career success – and even employee health - which were once thought to be a function of one’s intelligent quotient (IQ), are, in fact, corollary to one’s emotional intelligence.