Employee Benefit News November 21, 2023
As the nation reflects on the death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away on November 19, it’s impossible to ignore the ahead-of-her-time contributions she made as a mental health advocate.
Carter first took up the cause when her husband was the governor of Georgia in the 1970s. She brought these same efforts to the White House and continued this work throughout the rest of her public service career.
Today, the need for mental health support is of course no less. In the wake of the pandemic, mental health needs have soared. According to Mental Health America, 21 percent of U.S....