Your workers may need help with pandemic stress.
As we enter the fall, your employees are likely experiencing some degree of stress as a result of the pandemic. Limited human interaction, health concerns, financial anxiety, uncertainty about schools, and childcare are potential stressors for your employees.
“The coronavirus outbreak can affect mental health and psychosocial problems comparable to experiencing traumatic incidents. People can suffer increased feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, irritation, anger, and denial,” according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program.
Without care or resources, these issues can lead to substance abuse, chronic health problems, and can worsen existing mental health conditions.
Employers can help workers build resiliency and cope with stress by taking the following steps:
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