Employers Expand Mental Wellness Support
The pandemic has destigmatized caring for one's psyche.
Mental health is overlooked by many people and stigmatized by even more. But attitudes are changing and the pandemic has accelerated that shift.
- Mandatory, incentivized mental health days. Employers are mandating the use of mental health days apart from personal time off and providing incentives to use them. For example, some employers have experimented with unlocking additional paid time off if employees have used their mandatory mental health days as prescribed.
- Mental health scheduling support. Some employers are leveraging resources to help schedule mental health services for their workforces. This helps to eliminate the burden of seeking the right provider and reduce barriers to quality care.
- Subscription services for mental wellness. Many employers have discovered that mental health issues can be mitigated with early intervention from a helpful ear. Vendors including Talkspace and BetterHelp are seeing an increase in their employer-based engagements—all with the aim of addressing mental health needs before they become severe.
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