Workplace Wellness Studies
According to a Deloitte study, for every dollar spent on early support of mental health in the workplace, employers get a return on investment of 8:1.
Mental Health Interventions in the Workplace and Work Outcomes: A Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.
Wagner SL, Koehn C, White MI, Harder HG, Schultz IZ, Williams-Whitt K, Warje O, Dionne CE, Koehoorn M, Pasca R, Hsu V, McGuire L, Schulz W, Kube D, Wright MD.
Background: Mental health issues in the workplace are a growing concern among organizations and policymakers, but it remains unclear what interventions are effective in preventing mental health problems and their associated organizational consequences. This synthesis reports on workplace mental health interventions that impact absenteeism, productivity and financial outcomes.
Workplace-Based Organizational Interventions Promoting Mental Health and Happiness among Healthcare Workers: A Realist Review.
Gray P, Senabe S, Naicker N, Kgalamono S, Yassi A, Spiegel JM.
Background: This review was undertaken to synthesize the evidence on workplace-based interventions at the organizational level promoting mental health and wellbeing among healthcare workers, to identify what has been receiving attention in this area and why, especially considering how such positive effects are produced.
Workplace mental health training for managers and its effect on sick leave in employees: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Milligan-Saville JS, Tan L, Gayed A, Barnes C, Madan I, Dobson M, Bryant RA, Christensen H, Mykletun A, Harvey SB.
Background: We aimed to investigate the effect of mental health training on managers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and behaviour towards employees with mental health problems, and its effect on employee sickness absence.