The terms “mental health” and “mental well-being” are often used interchangeably, but they are different concepts that should be addressed using different approaches.<ul><li>Mental health is a term to describe a clinical assessment of a person’s mental state of health and often involves a specific diagnosis to help identify an appropriate treatment plan.</li><li>Mental well-being is more comprehensive and preventative, requiring a fundamentally proactive approach that can be actively cultivated in daily life.</li></ul>

Mental health vs mental well-being

Rather than unrealistically drawing boundaries between work time and personal time, professionals can handle work tasks at times that best suit them. It’s more about harmony than balance.Modern approaches to employee support allow employees to be authentic to their own lives within this new environment. They recognize that mental well-being is a set of interconnected building blocks, one influencing the other, all adding to a holistic state of being in a changed world.

Embrace the concept of "work-life integration"

We shouldn’t look at the pandemic as a crisis demanding better attention to employee mental well-being (eventually subsiding after the pandemic), but as a signal of what companies should be doing. A stronger focus on emotional well-being is both a moral imperative and critical strategy to deliver business results. It is simply the right thing to do, now and later.

Wellness is more than a trend

People need more than just reactive access to a therapist in times of mental health distress. What about all the other areas that positively impact the mind, body, and spirit?Thus, employers should now turn to more holistic employee benefits that address areas such as positive thinking, burnout prevention, sleep improvement, and even weight loss, as well as other factors related to family (dealing with parents, kids, significant others, and so on).

Reimagine employee benefits

Anxiety, stress, and burnout in the workplace are frequently cited as major contributors to the Great Resignation, during which more and more employees have been voluntarily leaving their jobs. To retain talent and future-proof organizations, leaders must nurture an environment where employees feel valued and are offered resources that help them feel good in all aspects of their lives.

The major contributors to the Great Resignation

Without mentally healthy people, your business will not thrive.


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