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Indiana Workplace Wellness Training Academy Launches Statewide

Developed by the Wellness Council of Indiana in Collaboration With the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking The Stigma Initiative (INDIANAPOLIS) — With workplace mental health and substance use challenges increasingly showing up on the job, the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) – a subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce – has teamed up with the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking The Stigma [...]

2026-03-19T15:44:27-04:00March 19th, 2026|

Virtual Mental Health First Aid Training on Nov. 12

Do you know someone who has experienced anxiety, depression, substance use disorder or another mental health issue? Join the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) for Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) virtually on November 12 to learn how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis. Participants are trained to identify risk factors and warning signs of mental [...]

2024-10-04T11:49:24-04:00October 4th, 2024|

Employer Wellness Consultations: Plan for Fall 2024!

Looking to help your employees and their families achieve optimum health and well-being? The Wellness Council of Indiana provides free, virtual consultations to Hoosier workplaces that seek guidance in evolving their well-being efforts. Get connected to education, strategic direction, best practice sharing and resources. Tobacco Cessation and Maternal Health consultations are now available. Space is limited, so sign up [...]

2024-08-15T07:46:36-04:00August 15th, 2024|

Wellness Council of Indiana Offers New Stigma-Free Toolkit for Hoosier Workplaces

Learn Best Practices for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (INDIANAPOLIS) — As study after study has shown, in today’s workforce it’s imperative for employers to create a healthy work environment for their employees and cultivate positive outcomes for them. This not only includes building a safer physical work environment but also creating a stigma-free workplace culture. A new [...]

2023-11-28T09:02:04-05:00November 28th, 2023|

Report Highlights Cost of Untreated Mental Illness on Hoosier Employers

Untreated mental health illness continues to be a concern for Indiana employers. The 2023 Indiana legislative session saw immense progress in addressing these concerns, but there is still more work left to be done. A new study from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IU Indianapolis shows the economic burden placed upon Hoosier businesses by mental [...]

2023-11-28T08:38:28-05:00November 28th, 2023|

2023 Indiana Wellness Summit Takes Place Next Week!

If you haven’t registered for the annual Indiana Wellness Summit, a partnership between the Indiana Chamber and Wellness Council of Indiana, what are you waiting for? Wherever your organization is on its wellness journey, your team will benefit from attending! The Summit – taking place September 13-14 – brings together Hoosier health and wellness professionals to offer best practices that cultivate enhanced [...]

2023-09-05T11:03:31-04:00September 5th, 2023|

GUEST POST: Integrating Mental Health Support into the Construction Industry

We owe a lot to the construction workers worldwide that build our homes and structures and do the hard work so we can enjoy our lives just a bit more. Construction is a vital industry, but it’s not easy, and while the hard work and demanding projects can be rewarding, an improper work/life balance can also negatively impact mental [...]

2023-08-24T09:23:55-04:00August 24th, 2023|

2023 Wellness Summit to Tackle Mental Health, Family and Legal Issues

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Employers looking to improve the health and productivity of their workers are encouraged to send representatives to the 2023 Indiana Wellness Summit on September 13-14 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. The two-day summit is a partnership between the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) and brings together Hoosier health and wellness professionals to [...]

2023-08-03T08:54:35-04:00August 3rd, 2023|

Statewide Employer Survey Indicates Limited Progress on Mental Health, Addiction Efforts

(INDIANAPOLIS) — A statewide employer survey from the Wellness Council of Indiana shows that while progress has been made in recognizing addiction and mental health diseases, too often support is still lacking when it comes to programs and policies to help those workers. “We have 46% of employers that have set procedures if they know somebody is having difficulties [...]

2023-07-27T10:36:35-04:00July 27th, 2023|

Health Earns Healthy Amount of Attention in 2023 Indiana General Assembly

The Indiana General Assembly passed two important pieces of legislation in 2023 addressing the mental and physical health of Hoosiers. Both bills are products of state commissions formed to combat two different health crises facing Indiana. Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 4 were Senate priorities and received considerable media coverage throughout the process, and the Indiana Chamber strongly [...]

2023-06-13T10:21:07-04:00June 13th, 2023|