Inclusive Mental Health Strategies: The DEI and Mental Health Connection
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited.
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Recent research by The Hartford and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found Black U.S. workers face greater barriers to mental health support in the workplace compared with white, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) U.S. workers. The national survey also showed nearly half of LGBTQ+ working Americans feel their mental health at work is affected by news and current events.
Attendees will hear how aspects of workers’ identity affect their experience with mental health at work. Also, speakers will share strategies that employers can use to increase mental health awareness and access to help to ensure mental health for all.
Learning Objectives:
- How DEI intersects with mental health.
- The business case for prioritizing both DEI and employee mental health.
- A whole-company approach to dispel mental health stigma and create an inclusive work environment.
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Megan Delp
Meg Delp is the Director of Workplace Mental Health with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in Organizational Psychology. As the Director of Workplace Mental Health at NAMI, she partners with organizations of all sizes and spearheads initiatives to promote mental health awareness and support in professional settings. Meg is dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness and creating mentally healthy workplaces at the individual and organizational levels.
Anabel Cloutier-Perez
Anabel Cloutier-Perez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than 23 years of behavioral health clinical experience. She started her career working with acutely mentally ill patients within in-patient psychiatric settings. Her career transitioned to trauma work, where she helped children, adolescents, and adult survivors of sexual abuse traumatization. Her passion for mental health led her to The Hartford where in 2006 she began her career in the behavioral health unit of the Group Benefits business. Today, she is the clinical manager over The Hartford’s behavioral health department, leading a large group of mental health clinicians, who help disability claimants.
Cloutier-Perez has a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work from Florida International University. She has appeared on several local radio shows and outreach events in South Florida, where she was asked to provide education and awareness on the topic of sexual trauma and safety guidelines for parents.