Resources
Toward A Public-Private Collaboration: Listening to Leadership’s Needs for Mental Health, Substance Use and Opioid Solutions
By Joel Bennett, PhD
Published on pshra.org, 10/13/22
Employers are increasingly burdened due to labor shortages and productivity losses exacerbated by COVID, the Great Resignation, opioid-related concerns and political, racial and social strife. However, despite many studies, not much is known about leader perceptions of mental health risks in their workforce. We also do not know how these perceptions differ in public versus private sectors… Read More
More Vulnerable, More to Gain? A Pilot Study of Leader’s Perceptions of Mental Health Programs and Costs in Small Workplaces
By Joel B Bennett, PhD, CWP, Aldrich Chan, MS, Adrian Abellanoza, PhD, Rachel Bhagelai, PhD, Jen Gregory, Julie Dostal, EdS, LMHC, and Jennifer Faringer, MS, ED, CPP-G
Published in the American Journal of Health Promotion
Small businesses have the most to gain from, yet are least likely to offer, health promotion programs, including those focusing on employee mental health. Collecting information on leaders’ perceptions of mental health burden and related programs can help identify factors that can promote increased awareness of mental health needs in small businesses… Read More
Workplace Well-Being: A Real Strategy to Increase Your Business Productivity
Report prepared by the Leadership Alliance (Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce & The Agency), April 2022
In December 2021 through February 2022, The CREST Team*, in partnership with Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems (OWLS), launched a brief, anonymous survey on workplace leader perceptions of health and well-being needs. The survey covered multiple counties across Central New York and the Southern Tier reaching 238 respondents; approximately 124 completed key areas for reporting in this white paper… Read More
Optimizing Positive Leader Influence on Workplace Mental Health
Bennett, J.B., Marbach, C., Chan, A., Schock, G., Atkins, H., Attridge M. (2023).
The recent Surgeon General’s Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being Framework outlines five essentials for workplaces to improve the well-being of its human capital. The framework, founded on evidence and structured around important themes and resources, is a great starting point for leaders and managers to make a difference. We applaud this effort and believe the report offers many great resources for workplace leaders, managers, and supervisors… Read More