The Optimized Workplace

Beyond the Desk: Mental Health Strategies for Today's Modern Workforce with Cheryl Brown Merriwether


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With organizations requiring employees to return to work post-pandemic, how can you prepare your workforce to thrive through the changing complexities of today’s modern workforce?

Join me and Cheryl Brown Merriwether, Executive Director at ICARE or International Center for Addiction and Recovery Education, as we discuss transformative mental health strategies in the workplace.

This conversation delves into the unique challenges and needs that have emerged in the post-pandemic era, highlighting the concepts of psychological safety, the benefits of training non-clinical staff to handle mental health and addiction issues, and more.

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Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Cheryl Brown Merriwether and the role of ICARE (01:12)

The multi-faceted approach of ICARE in the post-pandemic workplace (02:30)

Importance of addressing mental health in various workplace roles (06:27)

A systematic approach for long-term sustainable change in organizations (14:29)

How to implement health risk assessments (16:43)

Episode wrap-up (24:53)


Additional Resources:

Connect with Fran on LinkedIn: Connect with Fran

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Learn more about WellTeamCulture here: Create a cohesive-healthy work culture 

Visit our website here: Aerobodies

Follow Cheryl on LinkedIn: Connect with Cheryl

Check out ICARE for more information: ICARE

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