ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

 

There is no disputing the fact that workforce mental health will be a central component of economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, employee mental health challenges had a huge impact on productivity due to factors such as absenteeism, diminished capacity to focus and complete tasks, and challenges working collaboratively due to emotional dysregulation. There is now clear evidence that the pandemic has created significant distress among the American workforce due to the grief associated with the large number of deaths, isolation associated with social distancing, fears of exposure to the virus among those who cannot work remotely, escalating financial distress, and the reported mental fog experienced by many who are recovering from the virus. 

As the recovery inches forward, employers will need to play an active role in facilitating the development of coping skills to manage these mental health challenges. Because people spend so much of their time at work, employers are in a unique position to actively promote wellbeing through strategic health coverage decisions,    increasing managers’ awareness of the signs of mental health distress, and facilitating a workplace culture that attends to the needs of vulnerable employees. Research shows that promoting employee mental health has a positive return on investment that grows over time.

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Conference focused on sharing policies and practices that can increase the likelihood that employees will experience mental health promoting supports through their workplace. 

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