Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce – 28 million workers – experience a mental health or substance abuse disorder. 71% of these workers never sought help. In 2017, U.S. firefighters & police officers had taken their life by suicide more than any other line-of-duty officer. In 2015, the construction and extraction field had the highest rates of suicides for men, with 53.2 suicides per 100,000 working people.
Equip your employees with tools to address their mental health needs that increase the bottom line and ultimately strengthen your organization and our community.
Articles
Best Practices of Flexing – PDF
Construction + Suicide Prevention: Why Is this an Industry Imperative? – PDF
Jobs with the highest suicide rates ~CNN
Resilience: A Strong Workplace Needs It – website
The Cost Of Ignoring Mental Health In The Workplace ~Forbes
Book Shelf
Conscious Capitalism by Mackey, George, Sisodia – website
Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull – website
Drive by Daniel Pink – website
Everybody Matters by Chapman, Sisodia – website
Radical Candor: How to be a kick ass boss, by Kim Scott – website
What Great Sales People Do by Zoldan, Bosworth – website
Coping Tips and Strategies
5 Changes to Improve Employees Wellbeing – Infographic
5 Steps To Better Mental Health In the Workplace – PDF
8 Tips for working from home with mental illness
How to have a conversation with an individual about their mental health – PDF
Promoting positive environment for mental health in the workplace – PDF
Promoting positive mental health and dealing with mental illness as an employee – PDF
Reversing Work Burnout – PDF
Tips for Managing Stress & Anxiety – website
Veteran Issues – website
Mental Health Calculators
Alcohol Cost Calculator for Employers – website
Depression Calculator for Employers – website
Mental Health Calculators – website
Substance Cost Calculator for Employers – website
Preventing Suicide & Crisis
10 Ways to Deal with the Aftermath of Suicide in the Workplace – PDF
Comprehensive Blueprint for Workplace Suicide Prevention – website
How to begin the conversation about suicide – PDF
Role of Managers in Suicide Prevention – PDF
Aspen Strong provides valley-wide mental hygiene workshop to your workplace. Our workplace partnership initiative empowers community-wide employers to deliver mental health programs and equip their employees with tools to address their mental health needs that increase the bottom line and ultimately strengthen their organization, and our community. Learn More!
