The Business of Breaking the Mental Health Stigma

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is why we are talking to the CEO of Talkspace, Jon Cohen, about the importance of supporting your employees’ mental health. Listen in as Jon and host, Gene Marks discuss how essential mental health offerings have become to organizations, the impact of mental health on employee work, how privacy works with employer provided benefits, and more.

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Topics Include:

00:00 – Welcome Jon Cohen
02:24 – Introduction to Talkspace
04:07 – The acceleration of telehealth
06:59 – Talking about mental health
09:06 – Different mental health focuses
10:14 – The importance of talking
11:10 – How businesses use Talkspace
12:30 – The impact of employee health
12:55 – Mental health benefits are essential
13:46 – How services like Talkspace work
14:50 – Matching people with therapists
16:58 – Who is providing therapy services
18:00 – State licensure requirements
20:12 – Privacy policies
24:41 – Does Talkspace prescribe medications?
25:43 – How to provide mentally healthy workspaces
29:21 – Wrap up