Without question, employees have and continue to experience dramatic and lingering changes to their lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has especially taken a toll on mental health, with nearly half of respondents in a new study indicating the pandemic has negatively impacted it. Now is your chance to show clients how they can help employees cope with these fears and strains in an effective and safe way.

Download this article now to learn how to help clients remove barriers preventing worker access to virtual mental healthcare. Two key steps outlined will show clients how to:

• Understand the impact the pandemic may have on employees’ lives, ranging from problems sleeping and low energy, to anxiety and PTSD
• Reduce the stigma around mental health while empowering workers to get the care they need through better communication and education

Helping clients to expand virtual mental health services will in turn offset spending on conditions that otherwise go unattended. Even when the pandemic ends, access and continued use of virtual care will remain part of the norm.