Coffee with CuraLinc

What happens inside the workplace can affect health as much as food, housing, or access to care. This session explores Workplace Determinants of Health™, the cultural, environmental, and managerial factors that shape wellbeing, burnout, and productivity. Heather Hatchett, Senior Manager of Wellbeing Benefits at MGM Resorts International, joins us to share how MGM is embedding wellbeing into the design of work, and why treating the workplace as a health factor also works as a cost strategy: fewer downstream claims, less disruption, and less unpredictable spend, with people matched to the right care, at the right time, for the right amount of time.

Ann Beauchamp, Manager of Mental Wellbeing at Cardinal Health, joins Coffee with CuraLinc to talk through a question many employers are wrestling with: what is the employer's role in mental health, and where does that responsibility begin and end? Ann shares how Cardinal Health worked through what it can reasonably influence, the pressure to contain cost while still doing right by their people, and how the organization maps support across the individual, the job, leaders, and the enterprise.

When something traumatic or disruptive happens at work, employees remember how their employer responded, and that response shapes trust, retention, and the cost of recovery long after the event. In this episode, we sit down with Suzy Clausen, MS, LPC, a workplace mental health consultant, licensed counselor, to talk about how the quality of a crisis response depends on matching the right level of support to what a workplace and its people actually need, and why treating a crisis with empathy and connected care is what protects both employees and business continuity.

In this episode, we explore the promise and risk of AI use in mental health care—where AI often fails in mental health and red flags employers should look out for, alongside the ways AI can help reduce stigma, personalize support, and drive early engagement. We'll also share some guiding principles for how CuraLinc is currently using and exploring the use of AI in our platform and services.

Therapy is an essential part of the mental health continuum, but it isn’t appropriate for every concern. There are many people who could benefit from on-demand support that helps them process what’s happening right now, make sense of their emotions, or understand what they need next. In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Jessica Schleider, Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health at Northwestern University, to explore the psychology and impact behind single-session interventions, how they complement the broader continuum of mental health support, and considerations for employers who want to provide timely, clinically appropriate, and financially sustainable care.

Supporting employee mental health is not a one-size-fits-all approach. When support isn't matched well to individual needs, it can impact outcomes, engagement, and financial sustainability. In this episode, we explore: 

• How mental health support can become misaligned with member needs
• Why getting the right level of care matters for both people and organizations
• How clinically appropriate care helps balance outcomes and cost

Workplace safety is no longer just about hard hats and hazard logs. Today, leading employers are expanding their definition of safety to include psychosocial risks, cultural factors, and mental health vulnerabilities—and they’re using data to drive that shift. In this episode, Peter Rutigliano, PhD, MercerWELL Behavioral Health Practice Leader, shares how organizations are using diagnostic tools, behavioral health analytics, and organizational assessments to design workplace environments that prevent harm and support wellbeing.

This episode features a powerful conversation with Jennifer Moss, a workplace culture strategist and bestselling author of The Burnout Epidemic, Why Are We Here?, and Unlocking Happiness at Work. Through the lens of Workplace Determinants of Health™ (WDOH™), explore how stress, burnout, purpose, and belonging are shaped by the systems, policies, and leadership practices employers control and how fixing the culture can transform mental health and performance outcomes.

As healthcare costs rise and mental health programs expand, benefits leaders are under growing pressure to demonstrate value, not just in terms of employee wellbeing but also in terms of financial outcomes. But not every program delivers a measurable return. In this episode of Coffee with CuraLinc, host James B. Stanton and CuraLinc’s COO, David Pawlowski, break down how to define, measure, and maximize ROI for your mental health program, backed by peer-reviewed data and real outcomes.

Legislation, regulations, and executive orders coming out of Washington are shaping the future of employee healthcare and benefits, and raising new questions for HR leaders and plan sponsors. In this episode of Coffee with CuraLinc, host James Stanton is joined by health policy expert Chris Condeluci to break down what’s happening on Capitol Hill. From mental health parity compliance and fiduciary responsibilities to the ripple effects of DEI-related executive orders, we talk through the headlines, explain what matters, and help you stay one step ahead.