mental health

IBI’s 2022 Research Priorities Include Mental Health, Wellbeing, Benefit Design and More

Jan 24, 2022|

IBI’s 2022 Research Priorities Include Mental Health, Wellbeing, Benefit Design and More Kelly McDevitt, IBI President 2022: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge almost every aspect of how we work and do business. It has removed the boundaries between office and home life, shifted working arrangements and programs online, and greatly altered the kind [...]

Integrated Benefits Institute and Pacific Business Group on Health Host Mental Health Symposium for Employers

May 20, 2019|

May 21 event offers strategies for businesses to improve care, access and workplace experience for employees and their family members SAN FRANCISCO – May 17, 2019 – The impact of mental health and substance use disorders in the workplace is of increasing concern for employers. To assist purchasers in improving access to care and experience [...]

Rising Worker Suicide Rates Raise Importance of Improved Mental Health

Nov 27, 2018|

A recently released report by the CDC offers a poignant reminder that many employees struggle with mental health issues. The authors find that suicides have increased in the working age population overall by 34% between 2000 and 2016, and that the rate of suicide varies by sex and occupation. Men are more likely to commit [...]