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riencing specific problems. A pre-AP is designed to help organizations and individuals get ahead of mental health concerns through personalized and team-based skill-building. Our effectiveness at managing the way we think, feel, and behave through life’s highs and lows requires skills, which can be fostered by the culture of the organization where we work.
Additionally, pre-APs can remove the limitations of disconnected healthcare by offering integrated primary care that is immediately available and offers practical guidance. The integration of healthcare provides a seamless member experience and expands access to a superior care provider network, beyond the coverage limits of an EFAP.
Pre-Aps, like the one developed by headversity, offer access to training in resilience, behavioural health, and psychological safety to help the workforce proactively manage and build core skills related to mental wellbeing.
“When everyone across a workforce can build protective skills in the flow of their work, and through an intuitive platform have the right tools at the right time to prepare themselves for any challenge, we better protect our people, reduce costs, and improve performance,” says Jason Gotwalt, headversity’s vice-president of growth.
Balanced health and wellness programs can improve employee engagement as a collective measure of employees’ attitudes, attentiveness, and intensity of effort related to their work and workplace. The top–down approach of attraction and retention strategies needs to shift (and it is) to an employee-centric approach, where whole health, happiness, and productivity are high priorities.
Once you have decided to invest in workplace mental health, you will discover a huge array of options that will demonstrate positive financial and non-financial returns. If you are just beginning to explore investments in mental health programs, you may be overwhelmed or struggle with where to start. If you have already invested, you may also encounter common roadblocks along the way. If that sounds like you and you would like some help getting started, or if you need some help optimizing your plan, contact a benefits specialist.
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