Coming to Grips with Substance Use Issues Among Employees’ Young Adult Dependents

• By: Martin Rosenzweig, MD Optum
• April 1st, 2016
• employers, mental health, peer support, recovery, substance use disorders, treatment access, workplace impact, young adults
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The impact of substance use and mental illness on the workplace has been well documented. But how well do employers grasp what’s at stake when faced with employees whose adult dependents are grappling with a mental health or substance use issue? These employers are confronted with two...