Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
E-Update, March 2006
SAVE THE DATE
- The Institute for Health and Productivity Management's Second Annual Health Management Conference on
"Making Health Management Work: Reaping the Benefits of Healthy Behaviors," media sponsor Employee
Benefit News, will be held March 29 through 31, 2006, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Orlando,
Florida. Visit www.ihpm.org for more details.
- The 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Cost Appropriateness of Behavioral Health and Wellness,
co-sponsored by the Wall Street Journal in association with the American Psychiatric Association will take
place May 15-16, 2006 in Baltimore, MD. Visit
www.worldcongress.com/events/nw624/index.cfm
for more details.
- National Business Group on Health: An Employer's Guide to Behavioral Health Services. The National
Business Group on Health has published a roadmap with recommendations for evaluating, designing and
implementing behavioral health services. The report serves as a blueprint of actionable strategies and
recommendations that will allow employers to create and implement a system of affordable, effective,
and high-quality behavioral health services. Go to:
www.workplacementalhealth.org/employersguidebhs.cfm
- Diabetes and Depression. According to a study published in the February 6th issue of Diabetes Care,
patients with diabetes and depression showed better outcomes (depression and function) when they received
depression care. Even better, there was no net cost increase relative to usual care. In fact, the findings
demonstrated some cost savings/avoidance. For the full text of the study, see attached PDF.
- Partnership-Led Taskforce Continues Work on Disability in the Workplace Initiative. The Partnership continues to collaborate
with business to help employees with mental disabilities successfully return to work. Currently the project taskforce is
looking for employer practices in an effort to identify existing best practices and to recommend new policies that support
improved disability management and return to work. If you would are interested in finding out how your company
or employer can be considered for inclusion in the best practices assembled, please contact Mary Claire Leftwich
at mleftwich@psych.org.
- Latest Issue of Mental HealthWorks Now Available! Through your affiliation with the Partnership,
we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to share our free quarterly newsletter with your colleagues. Visit
www.workplacementalhealth.org to download a PDF of the
newsletter, or email mhw@psych.org to be placed on the email or print
subscription list. Our latest issue includes stories on:
- Everybody Wins When Employees Return to Work Sooner
- Disability-It's More Than You Think
- New Promise for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- It's Good for Business to Treat Depression and Anxiety Well
- Does Hollywood Get Mental Illness Right?
Mental HealthWorks is a free quarterly publication of the Partnership and the APA.
Thank you for your continued interest in the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. If you have any questions, or you wish not to receive these updates, please e-mail Mary Claire Leftwich at mleftwich@psych.org. Visit www.workplacementalhealth.org or call 703-907-8561 for more information.