Supporting the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing
by Personify Health on December 14, 2022
With many of us spending roughly 90,000 hours or a third of our life at work, it’s no surprise that our workplace plays a huge role in our physical and mental health and wellbeing.
While a company’s workplace can have positive aspects—like an increase in employee trust, satisfaction, and engagement—it could also be emotionally draining and create challenges with work/life balance. According to these studies:
- 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one symptom of a mental health condition.
- 84% of respondents said their workplace conditions had contributed to at least one mental health challenge.
- Half of full-time, U.S. workers reported mental health reasons being part of why they left a previous role.
- 81% of workers said that they will be looking for workplaces that support mental health in the future.
Strong workplace health & wellbeing programs are imperative
So, what does this mean for organizations? Prioritizing workplace health and wellbeing is no longer a nice-to-have for employers—and if you’re reading this, that means you already know this.
Due to the current employee health and wellbeing climate and a dire need for employer wellbeing support, the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General developed a new framework that supports workplace mental health and wellbeing.
Developed with the goal of sparking conversations and fostering change within an organization, the Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being is “centered on the worker’s voice and equity. These Five Essentials support workplaces as engines of well-being. Each Essential is grounded in two human needs, shared across industries and roles. Creating a plan to enact these practices can help strengthen the essentials of workplace wellbeing.”
How Personify Health can support the Five Essentials
Don’t forget that Personify Health offers the tools, resources, and support you need to incorporate and prioritize this framework within your organization.
Protection from Harm
Creating the conditions for physical and psychological safety is a critical foundation for ensuring workplace mental health and wellbeing.
This Essential rests on two human needs: safety and security. How can we support safety and security?
- Coaching
- Culture Check
- Health Check
- Journeys
Connection and Community
Fostering positive social interactions and relationships in the workplace supports worker wellbeing.
This Essential rests on two human needs: social support and belonging. How can we help?
- Challenges
- Shoutouts
- Social Groups and Invite Family or Friends
- Workplace Health & Wellbeing Team
Work-Life Harmony
Professional and personal roles can together, create work and non-work conflicts.
The ability to integrate work and non-work demands, for all workers, rests on these human needs: autonomy and flexibility. How can we help?
- Coaching
- Global Capabilities
- Journeys
- Virtual Events
Mattering at Work
People want to know that they matter to those around them and that their work matters. Knowing you matter helps lower stress, but feeling like you don't can increase the risk for depression.
This Essential rests on these human needs: dignity and meaning. How can we help?
- Shoutouts
- Wellness Champions Network
- Workplace Health & Wellbeing Team
- Foster gratitude and encourage others to express their gratitude too
Opportunity for growth
When organizations create more opportunities for workers to accomplish goals based on their skills and growth, workers become more optimistic about their abilities and more enthusiastic about contributing to the organization.
This Essential rests on the human needs of learning and a sense of accomplishment. Here's how we can help:
Here to help
We know that incorporating new strategies can be challenging. No worries, we’re here to help!
Your Account Team is an extension of your team and can help guide you through this process. Personify Health offers an array of options to help you enhance your workplace as you foster feelings of safety and security, social support and belonging, autonomy and flexibility, dignity and meaning, as well as learning and accomplishment.
Want to learn more? Contact your Account Team to get started today.
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