Improving the American Mental Health System: The Importance of the Workplace

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• January 1st, 2016
• access to care, behavioral health services, depression screening, employee assistance programs, health insurance parity, mental health stigma, workplace mental health, workplace wellness
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Bill lived in an almost constant sense of dread. At work he was distracted by his worries about his children, who were having problems in school and about his deteriorating relationship with his wife. He worried about having enough money to pay the bills. At night he lay awake ruminating about...