Mental wellbeing plays a critical role in the health of individuals and organizations. For individuals, factors like stress, resilience and even immune system function can significantly impact mental health. Organizations may experience increased absenteeism, higher claims costs and elevated turnover rates. At Vitality, we’re proud to take a whole-person approach to wellbeing, providing tools, reflection prompts and coaching to support our member’s overall health. This approach leads to tangible results for individuals and organizations alike. Speaking of immune system function—now is the perfect time of year to hone in on supporting your immunity for improved health! Check out our #VitalityBlog to learn more. https://lnkd.in/g-w4WTJY
In a survey of over 23,000 Vitality members, more than half report experiencing challenges with their mental health in some form. Worryingly, many (19%) hadn’t found strategies or tools that worked for them to manage their challenges and 19% said they didn’t have time to address their challenges. Many members (35%) had experienced life changes over the last year and almost a third (29%) of members experienced a traumatic event. Combining our member data with a new ComPsych study in Forbes that found that mental health-related leaves of absence are up 300% since 2017 shows us that boiling under the surface in our organizations are mental health challenges that need to be addressed. Especially given that mental health is driving significant costs, costing the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. The starting point is prevention and mindfulness – strategies for managing our day-to-day mental wellbeing – which we address in our program. We help educate people on the importance of setting aside time for mindfulness and encourage members to take the time to find ways to cope with stress. We also steer members to the appropriate resources to seek professional help, leveraging the mental health risk data we collect and our advanced personalization engine. https://lnkd.in/gzvqcZnM