Mintz September 18, 2019
Employers and retail giants alike are increasingly inserting mental health into the broader, public conversation around individual health care and employee benefits. Various U.S. employers are rolling out employee-based benefit programs to improve employees’ mental health and overall well-being. Some employers, including Mintz, are bringing awareness to the importance of mental health by introducing substantial initiatives, such as launching mindfulness programs for employees. Starbucks also recently announced its new mental health initiatives, which include a more robust employee assistance program. Under the new program, Starbucks’ U.S. and Canadian employees will soon have access to subscriptions to an app that offers guided meditations and breathing exercises to users on-demand. Access to this type of mental health care is increasing, since these...