Review and evaluate benefit plan design

• Mental Health Parity, A Smart Investment with High ROI, American Psychiatric Association Foundation | Center for Workplace Mental Health
• What Questions Should We Ask Our Benefits Broker, TPA or EAP?, Mental Health America
• Review your current benefits and resources to ensure they support the mental health of your employees. Contact your dedicated MMA team:
  • Medical Plan (virtual behavioral health, carrier specific mental health programs, employee assistance programs, etc.)
  • Stand-alone Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Third party behavioral health vendors

Improve access to mental health and substance use disorder care

• Recommendations for Improving Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care, American Psychiatric Association Foundation | Center for Workplace Mental Health
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Help Starts Here, 2-1-1 Get Connected, Get Help™

Offer QPR, Suicide Prevention Training for key individuals

• Question. Persuade. Refer., QPR Institute

Review employee utilization of care

• Consult your dedicated MMA team
• Consult your carrier
• Consult your MMA PATH team

Sample Workplace Mental Health Models

• Workplace Mental Health Toolkit, Mental Health America
• Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, The U.S. Surgeon General
• Employee Mental Health and Well-Being: Emerging Best Practices and Case Study Examples, Health Enhancement Research Organization

Encourage employees to take a Mental Health First Aid course in their community or offer the course at the workplace. Classes on suicide awareness are also available.

Communication is key to make sure employees have knowledge of all the resources available. Make sure that front-line managers and supervisors are educated on the resources available and communicate these resources and programs to employees. 

Offer time during the workday for employees to attend seminars, trainings, and webinars. Post flyers on mental health in areas where employees may congregate such as the break room and time clocks. Provide resources such as the EAP phone number in a form that employees can take with them such as magnets, pens, and wallet cards. Provide all mental health resources in one easy to read flyer and make it available throughout. 

Training

Take a Mental Health First Aid Course

• Mental Health First Aid
• Consult your dedicated MMA team

Take a QPR Suicide Prevention Course

• Question. Persuade. Refer., QPR Institute

Post Resources

• Refer to National Mental Health Resources
• findhelp.org, by findhelp - The Social Care Network, Findhelp