Mental health awareness is a growing focus of corporate wellness programs. The changing workplace landscape has revealed gaps in many employer benefits offerings and highlighted some of the best mental health programs for a post-COVID workforce. Here are a few trending solutions employers should note when prioritizing new mental health support benefits.

Financial management apps

A finance company recently conducted a survey that revealed many employees’ worries are centered around financial concerns, and they spend as much as 25 percent of their time at work thinking about their finances. Almost half of survey respondents reported that their employers don’t care about their money concerns, but all that can change with access to financial planning support via a comprehensive approach to employee wellness.

The financial wellness app Enrich is a product created by the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) that might be worth further investigation. Once an employer signs up, each employee can log into the app platform, complete a survey, then receive a customized playlist of financial wellness learning modules that include topics about retirement planning, investing, college savings, and more.

No-strings wellness stipends

An employee wellness survey each year can help benefits managers identify popular benefits additions. Many employers are removing any remaining guesswork by offering stipends that can be used for any wellness expense an individual employee deems most important. A $500 annual stipend can be used for any mental or physical wellness service, contributing to the employee perception of a company’s commitment to caring for the individual’s needs.

Whether the employee spends the stipend on massage or chiropractic care, gym memberships, acupuncture, at-home gym equipment, or specialized mental health counseling services, the choice is theirs.

Corporate cultural shifts supporting mental health

A more comprehensive trend is emerging among companies that are changing their culture and policies to support employee mental health by incorporating more than just HR benefits. Some of the steps these forward-thinking companies are taking include:

• Adding one mental health day of leave each month for every employee
• Instituting one meeting-free day each week
• Closing virtual work and offices at Noon on Fridays
• Offering wellness retreats for staff to focus on mental health

Mental health benefits employees can use

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Trust Aquila’s more than 25 years of experience providing corporate wellness consulting, program design, and management. Contact us today to learn how Aquila can help your corporate wellness program provide the physical, financial, and mental health wellness services your employees need.