Can Limiting Social Media To 10 Minutes Per Day Improve Your Mental Health?
Social media. Is it bad for you or not? That is a question actively debated by psychologists, mental health advocates, parents, teachers, and even those in Silicon Valley. Certainly social media has profoundly changed the [...]
What Every HR Manager Needs to Know About the Impact of Marijuana Legalization
With the conclusion of the 2018 midterm elections, Michigan became the 10th state (including District of Columbia) to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In addition, voters in Utah and Missouri approved marijuana legalization for [...]
Dying For Help: Addressing Mental Health Stigma In The Workplace
Polished. Buttoned up. Accomplished. Funny. This was how Sally Saba, MD was described. And on March 5, 2017 she attempted to take her own life. So it was only natural that the filled auditorium was [...]
The Cost of Sexual Harassment and Assault
From charges against Harvey Weinstein, to the #MeToo movement, to the contentious confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sexual abuse and harassment have become – finally – elevated issues in our society. While these [...]
Espyr Chief Clinical Officer Norman Winegar to Speak on Mental Health Panel
Depression and other mental health issues are more common than most of us would think. 40 million Americans live with depression, and 1 in 5 Americans is diagnosed with a mental health issue in a given [...]
Workplace Drug Use: Think It’s Not A Problem For You?
If today’s employers are finding that employee engagement is especially low, it may be because some of their employees are high. A new study released this summer by Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services, [...]
College Students In Crisis. What You Need To Know Now.
There’s a mental health crisis spreading across our colleges and universities. If you’re a parent of a college-aged child – or an aunt, uncle or grandparent – you should be very concerned. If you’re a [...]
Do Your Employees Know Where To Go In A Crisis?
You’ve done everything right. You’ve learned how much a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) can help the people in your company. You know happier, healthier employees are more productive. You helped put together a quality [...]
Suicides On The Rise: What Can Employers Do?
Earlier this year, we endured a one-two punch of the suicides of fashion icon Kate Spade and author/TV personality Anthony Bourdain. As always happens following celebrity suicides, a barrage of TV, news and social media [...]
10 Ways To Protect Your Child On Social Media
Way back (in digital time) in 2011, The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a comprehensive study on the impact of social media on children, adolescents and the family. In those kinder, gentler days of social [...]
Health and Wellness: Revealing Trends In Benefits
The numbers don’t lie. The inclusion of new, innovative health and wellness offerings and initiatives as part of a company’s benefits package is increasing dramatically. In a survey by WorldatWork, the leading nonprofit professional association [...]
Work/Life Balance: Is That What Millennials Really Want?
To be a better employer – a better company – it’s important to give your employees everything they need to be better, too. A central concept in that regard is to avoid the cultural pressure [...]