Mental Health News
5 Tips for Managing Your Mental Health and Well-Being
Snacking on fruit rather than savory snacks may help you avoid depression and anxiety, according to researchers from Aston University. And an article from the World Economic Forum suggests that ...
Employees Want Workplaces That Support Their Mental Health
Eight in 10 U.S. workers say that how employers support their employees' mental health will be an important consideration when they seek future job opportunities, according to a recent survey from ...
Forced Return to Workplace Could Lead to Lawsuits: Risk Alerts
Many employees are being forced to return to the workplace despite requesting accommodations for mental health issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, agoraphobia or PTSD. This has led to a spike ...
AI Can Detect Workers’ Psychological Stress: Research
Depression is a worldwide problem, with serious consequences for individual health and the economy, and rapid and effective screening tools are thus urgently needed to counteract its increasing ...
EU to Update Workplace Safety Rules to Address Remote Work, Mental Health
The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect the anticipated ...
Most Employers Recognize Mental Health as a Significant Workplace Issue: Study
A recent study from The Hartford found that 70 percent of U.S. employers now recognize that employee mental health is a significant workplace issue, up from 59 percent in June 2020. In addition, 31 ...
COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Particular Toll on Younger Employees
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll, particularly on younger employees. Gen Z employees – those born starting in 1995 – were three times more likely than all other employees since the ...
Holistic Workers Comp: Moving Beyond the Physical
For too many workers, the effects of injuries do not end when their physical harm is healed and they get back to their jobs. What begins as a work injury too often ends up leading to deep and ...