https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnWXwV4ggYE Olivia Ridgeway of our Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) shares details on the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings, a new WCI offering for Hoosier employers interested in enhancing their workforce’s mental health efforts. WCI staff are certified MHFA instructors and there are three upcoming virtual sessions. Learn more about MFHA trainings.
The IN Chamber podcast is back this week for season five. There are new voices and a streamlined focus on the issues that shape business success. Longtime host, Tom Schuman, retired in July and rode off to the sunset of Arizona. The retooled format features co-hosts, with two members of the Chamber’s communications team behind the microphone per episode. [...]
Workplace burnout is becoming alarmingly common in the U.S., and it shouldn’t be a surprise. Americans are working longer hours than ever. Many work weekends. Thanks to technology, it can feel like no one is ever “off the clock” if they have to answer an email or respond to a message after hours. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace stress [...]
With the COVID pandemic not quite yet in the rearview mirror and the remote work reality apparently here to stay, the interest in employee health and wellness may be at an all-time high. Many employers are searching for ways to manage their own health care costs while ratcheting up support services for their workers. At the 2021 Indiana Wellness [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — With the COVID pandemic not quite yet in the rearview mirror and the remote work reality apparently here to stay, the interest in employee health and wellness may be at an all-time high. Many employers are searching for ways to manage their own health care costs while ratcheting up support services for their workers. At the 2021 [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pSYIOu_aYo Mental health is sometimes characterized as a silent ailment. That may not be the case anymore with dramatic pandemic-related increases. The Wellness Council of Indiana can assist employers with well-being and substance abuse programs and solutions. Wellness Council of Indiana Indiana Workforce Recovery Wellness Council events
Last spring, I made a choice: Don’t simply survive the pandemic; empower yourself to thrive. It wasn’t easy. Prone to worry, I watched in horror (not an overstatement) as COVID descended. Groceries and other necessities became increasingly elusive. People fought (literally) over toilet paper. They barked at store employees. Isolated with my daughters during quarantine, it hit me: The [...]
By Nicole Detrick, upper school counselor and student support services coordinator, International School of Indiana While COVID-19 has brought health concerns for people of all ages, it has especially brought concern for children’s emotional well-being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken steps to educate the public on social, emotional and mental well-being as trauma at [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The physical and financial pains of COVID-19 are evident. What may be less clear are some of the mental health impacts. The 2020 Indiana Wellness Summit is raising awareness of employee mental health and will provide organizations with best practices for the challenges their workforce may be facing at this time. The summit – held as a [...]
In Indiana, the Wellness Council of Indiana and its Indiana Workforce Recovery initiative continue to emphasize mental health and dealing with substance misuse as they work with employers and employees across the state. On a broader basis, the National Safety Council offers the following during this return-to-the-workplace phase. At least 30 states are reporting spikes in fatal opioid overdoses [...]
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