In today’s complex world, balancing work/life issues is more challenging than ever. • 20% of employees experience significant mental health challenges that disrupt their lives and their productivity at work each year.• Unaddressed these problems impact productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, direct medical costs, and suicide costing over $200 billion each year. • In a recent study, the CDC found that construction/extraction were #2 for industries with the highest rates of suicide and #1 for largest numbers.

While the majority of people who die by suicide are working age, most workplaces are woefully unprepared for this tragedy. Without support these challenges can progress to significant mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and addiction. Some become so overwhelmed they succumb to suicidal thoughts. These losses bring a considerable emotional cost on close friends, family and the workforce.

• Increased productivity: Increase mental well-being and employee confidence; cut absenteeism and presenteesim (showing up to work but not being able to function due to feeling overwhelmed).• Enhanced mental resilience: Increase your EAP service utilization by 50-60% when well-being problems are small and create a mentally healthy workplace; improves employee morale, retention, and satisfaction rather than react to highly disruptive and catastrophic outcomes of life-threatening addiction and severe mental illness.• Improved safety: Instill mental health awareness and suicide prevention as the next frontier in safety; equip and empower leaders and supervisors to confidently communicate with employees and to recognize the need for mental health interventions before tragedy strikes.• Decreased risk of litigation: Learn more about how reasonable accommodations related to mental health conditions and avoid unnecessary legal battles.

The Challenge Outcomes of Working Minds

Contact us today to learn how your business can reap these benefits of Working Minds:

Carson J Spencer Foundation1385 S Colorado Blvd, Ste A-316Denver, CO, 80222

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Build a Caring Culture and End Suicide

SOURCES: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Behavioral health trends in the United States: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 15-4927, NSDUH Series H-50). Retrieved from: http://www.samhsa.gov/ data/sPaul E. Greenberg, MS, MA; Andree-Anne Fournier, MA; Tammy Sisitsky, MA; Crystal T. Pike, MBA; and Ronald C. Kessler, PhDJ Clin Psychiatry 2015;76(2):155–162McIntosh WL, Spies E, Stone DM, Lokey CN, Trudeau AT, Bartholow B. Suicide Rates by Occupational Group — 17 States, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:641–645. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6525a1.

SolutionsWorking Minds™ is an innovative social enterprise of the Carson J Spencer Foundation. This suite of ser-vices offers solutions designed to improve productivity, promote mental wellness, and prevent and manage the impact of suicide in the workplace.

Communications ToolkitToolkits are customized to and integrated into your workplace. This awareness will engage employees in mental wellness and inform the public about your commitment to these issues.

Integrating mental health literacy into existing safety, health, wellness, and employee benefit programs.

Training Policy & Process ImprovementThe Working Minds™ training series builds capacity in all levels of your organization to recognize and respond to mental health concerns as peers and supervisors, including performance discussions.

Alleviate legal concerns and improve your ability to retain valuableemployees.

Company Mental Wellness AuditOur process typically begins with a mental wellness audit to review your workplace culture and commitment to psychological safety and mental well-being. The resulting report shares company’s strengths and challenges and directs you to strategic recommendations for action.

ROI ReportingWe understand that efficiency and effectiveness are critical to the bottom line. ROI reporting presents the effectiveness of your actions, identifies outcomes and impact and provides suggestions for additional actions.

Carson J Spencer Foundation | 1385 S Colorado Blvd, Suite A-316, Denver, CO, 80222 | 303.219.5042

NOTE: If your organization has experienced a suicide crises in the recent past, we also provide consultation on grief and trauma support process and how to best transition to prevention efforts.

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