A flier on mental-health resources on Ms. Haykin’s desk. ‘We want people to use them when they need them,’ she says.Many companies are expanding their mental-health benefits, but getting employees to take advantage of them can be challenging. Puget Sound Energy is on a mission to change that.
Last year, 98% of the utility’s employees watched a 20-minute mental-health training video, and managers were offered a two-hour live mental-health training. The sessions included tips on how to recognize and respond to mental-health issues in themselves and others, information on what mental-health resources the company offers, and personal stories from PSE workers who had experienced mental illness in their own lives.
Because the mgmt team will take the same info and use it against the employee.