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How to Focus on Mental Health for Better Employee Benefits

Mental health is an expensive issue for business owners. Depression, the leading cause of disability worldwide, costs the U.S. economy $210.5 billion per year in absenteeism, reduced productivity and medical costs, affecting more than 16 million Americans, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Lost productivity accounts for $44 billion of the $210.5 billion. May is […]

How to Manage an Employee with a Mental Health Issue

Nearly 45 million adults in the United States suffered from a mental health issue in 2016. This represents about one in five adults, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Mental Health. However, less than half (19.1 million) received mental health treatment in the same year, suggesting that some of those who […]