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How Employers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health During a Recession

How Employers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health During a Recession

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A recession is a significant and widespread downturn in economic activity. It can cause layoffs and increases in unemployment. A recession not only impacts people financially but can also impact someone’s overall well-being. This is an important time for employers to help support their employees’ mental health.

Impacts of Employee Mental Health

Employee mental health can impact both the individual and the workplace. This may include increased absences, reduced productivity, and workplace tension and conflict. These consequences, coinciding with a potential reduction in the workforce due to a recession, could be catastrophic for an organization.

 

Offer Support

There are many ways that employers can offer mental health support including:

  • Talking openly about mental health support in the workplace. Destigmatize this subject by educating employees about mental health.
  • Providing support through employee assistant programs (EAP). Mental health assistance can include mental health screenings, employee flexibility, and allowing mental health leave.
  • Surveying the needs of employees. Polling employees can help employers know how best to provide help by targeting employees’ needs.
  • Providing stress management resources to employees. Stress can contribute significantly to employees’ mental health. Employers may want to have one-on-one meetings to see how employees are doing, encourage work-life balance, and teach employees breathing techniques.

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Additional Resource

NIS’s Mental Health Resources

 

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Alexis Schlimbach

Alexis Schlimbach

Alexis Schlimbach tackles life with a positivity that’s infectious. She enjoys working one-on-one with customers, making sure they have all the tools and information available to them. Customers will appreciate her outgoing personality, enthusiasm, honesty, and her communication skills. As an Account Representative, Alexis works with public sector organizations across the Midwest. She specializes in life and disability insurance and is a licensed insurance agent.