Employers Take New Interest in Employee Mental Health
Many employers are increasing mental health services available to workers as new research reveals the costs of depression, anxiety, and other disorders--not to mention related litigation--can have on the bottom line:
The number of firms with employee-assistance programs, which often provide on-call counselors and referrals, has climbed from 68% in 2001 to 71% this year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. Seven in 10 offer mental health insurance. Eighteen percent have grief-recovery programs, up from 12% in 2002. Read more: Workplaces quit quietly ignoring mental illness SHARE:
Posted In: Psychotherapy | Tags: Assistance | Counselors | Eap | Employee | Mental Health Services | Programs | Referrals | Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on August 22, 2006 at 07:01 AM | Permalink |
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