Significant mental health illness (MHI) affects almost 20% of employees each year, costing employers over $80 billion annually, mostly for lost productivity and absenteeism. Anxiety, depression, and substance abuse disorders are the most common diagnoses and together account for over 30% of all short and long-term disability — although proper treatment can significantly improve mood, behavior, work productivity, and absenteeism, and is highly cost-effective for employers as most people with significant MHI don’t get treatment...

The California wildfires continue to impact thousands of people - whether you live on the West Coast, have family and friends in the affected areas, or you’re watching the devastation in daily news reports.

This article from the American Psychological Association offers tips to help manage your distress related to the wildfires: Tips for managing your distress related to wildfires

What graduate students need to know about professional liability, student insurance and safeguarding their careers. Read the featured article published in the July/August 2017 (APA) Monitor on Psychology.

The Trust is pleased to welcome Julie Jacobs, Psy.D., JD, and Leisl M. Bryant, Ph.D., ABPP to its team of risk management consultants. Through The Trust Practice and Risk Management Association (TrustPARMA) and The Trust’s Advocate 800 Service, Drs. Jacobs and Bryant will provide ethics...