Administering Generous Mental Health Benefits: Opinions of Employers

1 CE Hour
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About the Course

This report synthesizes the experiences of seven large employers that offer generous mental health benefits to their employees. Representatives of these employers shared their views and experiences in a one-day focus group meeting.

This course is based on the reading online article, Administering Generous Mental Health Benefits: Opinions of Employers created by Co-authors Robinson, G., Climents, L., Bush, S., & Papay, J.

Course Material Author

Co-authors Robinson, G., Climents, L., Bush, S., & Papay, J.

This report was prepared under contract with the Center for Mental Health Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CMHS/SAMHSA) by The Lewin Group. The authors are Gail K. Robinson, Ph.D., Lisa M. Chimento, M.P.P.M., Stacey Bush, and John Papay, all of The Lewin Group of Falls Church, VA. The focus group was conducted by The Lewin Group. Shelagh Smith, M.P.H., was the government project officer. We are indebted to the seven employers and their representatives who participated in this focus group. A complete list of the meeting participants and their employers is presented in Appendix A.

Co-authors Robinson, G., Climents, L., Bush, S., & Papay, J. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to become familiar with how some employers go about instituting mental health benefit programs
  2. 2 to examine the lessons learned by successful employers
  3. 3 to look at steps for getting more employers to offer generous mental health benefits

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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

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Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$9

Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 100142

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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