Most corporations and institutions are not in a position to “fix” healthcare inequity, yet there are steps that organizations can take to improve health equity and particularly mental-health equity for their people. A significant intervention is to partner with a platform that breaks down barriers and engages users to get the help they need.
When your company partners with CredibleMind, your employees gain access to a curated wealth of mental health resources, and your company leadership receives continuous population analytics illuminating your team’s mental health risks and site usage behavior. There are endless possibilities to how this data can be used to provide insight into the mental health of your employee population and help shape meaningful initiatives.
Companies offering services to improve mental health often use the terms “evidence-based” or “best practice.” What do these terms really mean? More importantly, how can you use evidence-based practices or best practices to help your population flourish?
A biologically focused approach has dominated the American healthcare system for decades. Most of America’s national funds for mental health have gone to the biomedical model, emphasizing pharmacological treatments. Ergo, very little of the federal budget is allocated for building protective and risk factor solutions. Obviously, a shift to alternative measures for protective and risk factor management is needed.
Mental healthcare is an intricate process driven by multiple factors in a person’s life. Therefore, creating a single holistic mental health model is crucial to understanding how individuals react to events in their lives.
In the field of public health, the term “upstream” is often heard. This stems from a popular parable that highlights the importance of looking at health issues from a preventative perspective.