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Mental Health.
This shouldn't be yet another "Buzz word."
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces more than 180 federal laws.
2 of 180 apply to mental health, pertaining mostly to substance abuse.
Q: What if someone is just outright sad?
A: They can seek help.
WHERE?
Who do they contact? Where are they referred?
A psychologist? $150 an hour with insurance. In this economy, unrealistic.
What if its an emergency. What if your colleague says they want to unalive themselves? Who do you reach out to? What do you say? How long do you have until something awful happens?
Do you Call 911? 988?
What do you do...
If you don't have the answers to these questions, welcome to my delima.
My intention here is to turn gears, We have to be Proactive instead of Reactive.
We should be able to recite this "non-existent" SOP to ensure the safety of our Employees, Colleagues, and Customers.
How do we change this?
Businesss have managed to incorporate time and attention spent on:
- cyber security
- workplace safety
- carbon footprints
Mental Heath Crisis' should be another main focus.
Policies and Procedures and necessary now more than ever.
Released 2 days ago;
"The latest previsionary CDC data now suggests that last year's death by suicide rate — calculated by Reuters to be 14.9 deaths for every 100,000 people — is 5% higher than that previous 2018 high of 14.2 deaths for every 100,000 people."
“Nine in ten Americans believe America is facing a mental health crisis."
Why is the rate going up? With as many services so redily "avalible" this rate should be dropping, not increasing.
Something is WRONG, and it's up to us to make a change for the better of our People, our Nation.
I'll conclude with this...
What Is Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing?
A set of standards for a company’s behavior used by socially conscious investors to screen potential investments.
Not that you can put a price on someone's wellbeing, but..
What better way to invest?
The mental well-being of employees should be Top Priority.
We matter ;
They matter ;
You matter ;
Way to go Entain!