News & Events
> Coping With Financial Stress
The economy affects personal mental health in several different ways, however there are positive ways to cope.
From The New York Times, April 2009
> Brief Highlights Successful Strategies to Help Employees Concerned About Economy
According to a new research issue brief, Research Works, published by the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health,
the financial crisis is taking a toll on peoples mental health, not just their pocketbooks.
Press Release, Feb 2009
> Psychotherapy Basics
Taken from the three part series in our Mental HealthWorks newsletter,
Psychotherapy Basics explores the often misunderstood practice of psychotherapy and
makes the case for its effectiveness.
From Mental HealthWorks, 2008
> Results from Employer Behavioral Risk Survey
DMEC has released the results from their 2008 Employer Behavioral Risk survey conducted in collaboration with the Partnership. Thank you to all who participated in this important effort. The results reinforce that behavioral risk management continues to be of importance and key stakeholders are moving the concept forward.
From www.DMEC.org, June 2008
| > Michigan Psychiatrist Teaches Company About Depression APA member Beth Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., an employee of BCBSM, has been at the center of developing and conducting the company's depression awareness workshops, and she talked to Psychiatric News about her experience. From PsychNews, March 7, 2008 |
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> Executive Secrets: Good Thinking Mental illness could be the biggest secret in your workplace. Tom Johnson, a former chairman and CEO of CNN Newsgroup, knows this all too well. The Partnership encourages companies to step up to the plate by looking at the whole employee mind and body. Investing in a mentally healthy work force is good business. From United Hemisphere�s Magazine, Oct 2007 |