Mental Health in the Workplace: Practical Tips and Tools to Support Your Staff
One in 5 U.S. adults have a mental illness in any given year, and they’re working across all types and sizes of organizations. Leaders who know how to recognize and support an employee with poor mental health can create a work environment that generates fewer absences, higher productivity and greater loyalty to the company. In this session, you’ll hear real-life stories and walk away with a three-step plan to gain confidence to engage employees in a potentially life-saving conversation.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover the most common mental illnesses found in the workplace.
- Learn how other professionals handled real and complex situations.
- Receive practical tips for empowering managers to start difficult conversations.
- Hear ways to create a work environment that supports employee and business success.
Andrea Herron, SHRM-CP
Andrea Herron is a seasoned HR Executive, author of "There's an Elephant in Your Office," and host of the HR Scoop podcast. She is a passionate advocate for addressing mental health in the workplace, bolstering diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and tenaciously strives to implement values driven leadership and a healthy sense of humor in every workplace.
Andrea earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Western Kentucky University. She also holds multiple certifications in Human Resources Management and is an accredited Fierce Conversation and Personalysis Facilitator, and a Social + Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two kids, and French Bulldog Norman.