November 05, 2020 Lorrie Lykins - Managing Editor, VP of Research, i4cp

Mental Health First Aid: Workplace Resources

Awareness and concern about mental health has become top of mind in the workplace in 2020: from the COVID19 pandemic and associated global economic impact to sustained social unrest, political polarization, and more, stress and anxiety are at an all-time high.

Here are some resources we have gathered to assist and inform conversations in your workplace about how to best support one another.

The National Council for Behavioral Health: Starting the Conversation: Mental Health First Aid at Work
Mental Health First Aid: Six Ways to Reassure a Colleague
Mental Health First Aid: How Companies Teach Their Employees First Aid for Mental Health
Accenture: SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
Accenture: IT’S NOT 1 IN 4, IT’S ALL OF US: Why Supporting the Mental Health of Younger Workers Starts with Organizational Culture
Bloomberg: Employers Want Workers to Help Colleagues in Crisis: Mental health first aid courses encourage employees to take better care of each other
Walgreens: Walgreens Completes First Phase of Mental Health First Aid Training for Pharmacists Focused on Health Outcomes

Lorrie Lykins, Managing Editor, VP of Research

Lorrie is i4cp's Vice President of Research. A thought leader, speaker, and researcher on the topic of gender equity, Lorrie has decades of experience in human capital research. Lorrie’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other renowned publications.