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Spotlight on mymindhelp.com

If your employees or their family members are dealing with mental health, substance use disorders or neurodiversity challenges, your organization can point them to where to find help. Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s behavioral health site, mymindhelp.com, has resources that are available to them. The resources found on mymindhelp.com,...

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Why your HR team needs a health literacy program

  Providing quality healthcare coverage to your employees and ensuring they care for themselves is an important way to make your workforce feel valued, motivated, and inspired. Healthy workers bring their best selves to work, which benefits the business by producing better results. Having said that, it is crucial for...

Suicide Prevention Month

5 steps you can take to prevent suicide

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield is joining individuals and organizations from around the country for this important initiative. Last year, suicide was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States with an economic impact of $70 billion a year. The...

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Employers can reduce employee burnout

As we’ve adjusted to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve moved toward greater awareness and acceptance that work-related stress can and must be managed. Many employers have begun to expand their view of mental health, employee burnout, productivity and the interaction between these factors. However, much remains to be done...

Stressed business woman working from home on laptop looking worried, tired and overwhelmed.

Employee Burnout!

The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined “workday” for millions of Americans. Many employers have switched to remote offices to protect their workforce’s physical health and have implemented new policies to safeguard those whose jobs cannot be performed remotely. Even before the pandemic, four in 10 employees stated that they struggled to...

Building a workplace culture of health – during COVID-19 and beyond

Building a culture of health is a strategic priority for many large companies. It begins with employers broadening their view of health to embrace the interconnectedness of physical and mental health and take a full health approach. While the coronavirus pandemic has complicated the challenge of building a healthy workplace...