Mental health

Indiana Workplace Substance Use & Recovery Survey 2022

Indiana Workplace Substance Use & Recovery Survey 2022 The Wellness Council of Indiana and Indiana Chamber of Commerce are committed to creating and sustaining actionable workplace solutions. Therefore, these efforts help tackle our state’s mental health and substance use disorder crises. Over the past several years, there has been significant effort and investment. Furthermore, this addresses issues using innovative and creative approaches. The Indiana Chamber and Wellness Council of Indiana are committed to assisting employers and their workers. This is shown through its workforce mental health and substance use disorder programming, training and education. The goals of this initiative [...]

May WCI Member Webinar

May Member Webinar May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month "to spread the word that mental health is something everyone should care about (Mental Health America)." Our guest speakers from FSSA discuss suicide prevention, 988, and disaster behavioral health. Hear about the latest Indiana state-level programs available, learn practical tools, identify new access points and potential partnerships, and gain new resources.

Evaluating Your Employee Assistance Program’s (EAP) Mental Health Supports

This webinar covers strategies and best practices for evaluating your Employee Assistance Program’s mental health supports. The program includes an overview of key mental health data points; best practices and considerations when evaluating current EAPs; understanding EAP networks and types of offerings; and communication strategies to best promote mental health programming. EAP expert Kathy Gibson examines how employers can better understand and evaluate their current EAP's mental health supports. Carly Buchanan of Brooks Construction Company shares how her organization has leveraged its EAP to maximize support of employees and their families.

Building the Mentally Healthy Workplace

From Mental Health America of Wisconsin Employers understand the impact of mental disorders on their employees, family members of employees and their workplaces. And many want to do something about it. But even those employers who are highly motivated to address this issue are at a loss for what to do. Through an eighteen-month development grant awarded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Mental Health America of Wisconsin andits partners have created a strategic plan that incorporates the recommendations of employers for building the mentally-healthy workplace. Continue Reading [...]