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New approach to wellness programs delivers immediate ROI
Employee Benefit News
Moving beyond feel good initiatives like the biggest loser and 10,000 steps a day, employer-based wellness programs are entering a new phase that make use of targeted incentives to create specific outcomes. The first decade of employer wellness included a variety of efforts aimed at helping employees gain a better understanding of their health, in the hope that they would take an active role in reversing national trends toward obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking. READ MORE
Fixing mental health in the workplace
Tyndall, a senior vice president at Prudential Financial, was forced to confront his years of daily drinking at a performance review in 2010. After some bad behavior at company functions, his boss warned him never to drink at a work event again. Mortified, Tyndall listened — for a while. But soon he slipped at another gathering. His second conversation with his boss was more blunt: "You need to get help, but I'll have to fire you if you don't," Tyndall recalls she said. "Back in the day," Tyndall says, he likely wouldn't have gotten a second chance. Instead, that conversation — along with an ultimatum from his family — was a wakeup call. READ MORE
Centers to treat eating disorders are growing and raising concerns
Their websites show peaceful scenes — young women relaxing by the ocean or caring for horses in emerald pastures — and boast of their chefs and other amenities. One center sends out invitations to a reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Another offers doctors and therapists all-expense-paid trips to visit and experience their offerings, including yoga classes. Several employ staff who call mental health professionals, saying they would love to have lunch. The marketing efforts by these for-profit residential care centers are aimed at patients with eating disorders and the clinicians who treat them. The programs have proliferated in recent years, with some companies expanding across the country. READ MORE
What workplace bullying is not
Examiner.com
Workplace bullying continues to garner a lot of attention these days. More and more people are becoming aware of what consequences abusive behavior in the workplace can cause. Many people want to cry bullying, but they may not know what bullying behavior actually is. Not every negative action taken in the workplace by an employer or by coworkers should be considered bullying, even if the behavior results in a hurtful reaction... READ MORE
UK study surveys mental resilience of almost 2,000 workers
A recent survey about mental resilience of almost 2,000 workers found that nearly a third of U.K. employees feel unsure about who to talk to or where to find help or support regarding mental health. And, nearly 40 percent of people find it hard to talk to or open up about their mental health to anyone. So how can businesses help to break down these barriers and help to address how we view and approach mental health in the workplace? READ MORE
Canada: CBT is not the only solution to workplace stress
Personnel Today
Cognitive behavioural therapy can be effective in managing workplace stress, but it is not the only solution. Dr. Paul Avis, marketing director of Canada Life Group Insurance explains alternative approaches that can be provided via an employee assistance program. READ MORE
Research shows a $2.30 average ROI for every $1 spent on mental health
Creating a happy workplace brings wins on multiple fronts. Not only will there be more smiles around the office, research shows a happy and healthy workplace can help the bottom line of a business. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows a $2.30 average return for every $1 spent on supporting mental health. READ MORE
Refugees at much greater risk of psychotic disorders
Refugees are at much greater risk of developing a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia, compared to non-refugee migrants from the same regions, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University College London. READ MORE
How therapy reached the new age of trauma treatment
"I now realize that back in 1989, when I began my clinical internship in a big city hospital, most of our patients — everyone from university professors to working-class families to the homeless and chronically mentally ill — were suffering the effects of some unrecognized traumatic experience. I say unrecognized because, back then, we connected the word trauma only to combat veterans and victims of sexual violence." READ MORE
Discrimination in workplace linked to stress (Pulse Headlines)
Proactive support for employees going through divorce (Personnel Today)
Raising morale and lowering misconduct (Corrections.com)
Righting psychotherapy's reputation in the media (Psychotherapy Networker)
Bullying starts on the playground, continues in the workplace (Real Change)