Employers are uniquely positioned to help improve workforce mental health

About this episode

This episode discusses how U.S. employers can support workforce mental health to enhance productivity and organizational growth.

U.S. employers are uniquely positioned to enable and empower employees to get the mental health care, services, and support they need to achieve their best health – which in turn fuels higher productivity and performance and positions the organization for growth. In this episode of Health Unscripted , Jason Youngblood, director of behavioral clinical account management at Cigna Healthcare and a licensed behavioral health clinician, sits down with Marci Guertin, behavioral health product strategy director, to talk about the state of mental health in the U.S. workforce and provide actionable tips for how employers can improve their employees’ mental health, vitality, and productivity.

People in this episode

Guests: Jason Youngblood, Marci Guertin

Topics covered

• mental health
• workforce
• employee support
• productivity
• behavioral health

Keywords

• mental health care
• employee wellness
• behavioral health
• workforce productivity
• employer support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cigna Healthcare, Cigna Group

Places: U.S.

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