Mental Health in the Workplace: A Call to Action Proceedings From the Mental Health in the Workplace-Public Health Summit

Ron Z Goetzel; Enid Chung Roemer; Calliope Holingue; M Daniele Fallin; Katherine McCleary; William Eaton; Jacqueline Agnew; Francisca Azocar; David Ballard; John Bartlett; Michael Braga; Heidi Conway; K Andrew Crighton; Richard Frank; Kim Jinnett; Debra Keller-Greene; Sara Martin Rauch; Richard Safeer; Dick Saporito; Anita Schill; David Shern; Victor Strecher; Peter Wald; Philip Wang; C Richard Mattingly

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001271

Mental Health in the Workplace: A Call to Action Proceedings From the Mental Health in the Workplace-Public Health Summit

J Occup Environ Med. 2018 Apr;60(4):322-330. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001271.

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Goetzel, Dr Roemer, Ms McCleary); IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goetzel); Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Goetzel, Ms Holingue, Dr Fallin, Dr Eaton); The Luv u Project, Potomac, Maryland (Mr Mattingly); Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Agnew); OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, San Diego, California (Dr Azocar); American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Ballard); The Carter Center Mental Health Program, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Bartlett); Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Florida (Mr Braga); Human Resources, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Ms Conway); Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, New Jersey (Dr Crighton); Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Dr Frank); Integrated Benefits Institute, San Francisco, California (Dr Jinnett); Keller Professional Services, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (Ms Keller-Greene); Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), Omaha, Nebraska (Ms Rauch); Johns Hopkins Health Care, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Safeer); Human Resources, PC Connection, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Mr Saporito); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Schill); Mental Health America, Alexandria, Virginia (Dr Shern); University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Dr Strecher); United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, Texas (Dr Wald); American Psychiatric Association, Arlington,Virginia (Mr Mattingly).

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to declare a call to action to improve mental health in the workplace.

Methods: We convened a public health summit and assembled an Advisory Council consisting of experts in the field of occupational health and safety, workplace wellness, and public policy to offer recommendations for action steps to improve health and well-being of workers.

Results: The Advisory Council narrowed the list of ideas to four priority projects.

Conclusions: The recommendations for action include developing a mental health in the workplace (1) "how to" guide, (2) scorecard, (3) recognition program, and (4) executive training.

Publication types

Congress
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Efficiency
Health Promotion* / methods
Humans
Mental Disorders / complications
Mental Disorders / economics*
Mental Disorders / prevention & control*
Mental Health*
Occupational Health*
Organizational Case Studies
Organizational Culture
Program Development
Risk Factors
Workplace / psychology*

Grants and funding

T32 MH014592/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States