Monthly SHRM Meeting Agenda:

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 8 am to 10:30 am

Location:
Corporate & Community Education Center (MAP)
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Speaker: CMG Associates; Deb Stone, MPH, MSW

Cost: This event is free to members and $25 to non members. Guests may attend the first two meetings at no charge.

Topic: Mental Health Issues in the Workplace: Implications for Businesess

Workplaces need to be made aware of the impact that mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, suicide, and other stressful issues has on their businesses – both emotionally and financially.  Untreated mental illness costs American companies over 170 billion dollars every year in lost workdays, reduced productivity, and direct healthcare costs. Mental health issues may already be marginally addressed through auxiliary services such as occupational health and employee assistance programs as well as human resources departments.  Prevention and early-intervention programs are easily integrated into existing health and wellness programs within any organization.

Objectives:

• Provide information regarding the problem of mental health issues in MA including financial and emotional costs.

• Discuss the impact of depression/mental illness on working adults, their families and the workplace.

Discuss possible prevention strategies for the work place.

 

 

NEW Session Format:

8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome to New members and guests; Networking
9:00-9:10 Sponsor
9:10-10:15 Program
10:15-10:30 SHRM/GMVHRA business

 

Information about our speaker:

Deb Stone, MPH, MSW
Doctoral Student
Harvard School of Public Health
Suicide Prevention Training Consultant
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
Injury Prevention & Control Program

Deb received her BA in Psychology in 1993 and her Master's in Social Work and Public Health in 1996 from the University of Michigan. She then completed a 3-yr fellowship in public health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. After this, Deb worked jointly for Harvard and the Education Development Center for 6 years developing online suicide prevention programs. She currently works as a Suicide Prevention Training Consultant for the MA Department of Public Health and is full-time doctoral student at Harvard School of Public Health.

 

Our Sponsor for this event is:

Snowden Associates is one of New England's leading human resource consulting, career development and executive search firms. Our offerings span four general areas: Retained Executive Search, Career Transition and Outplacement, Executive Coaching and Organization Transformation Leadership, and most recently, the Snowden Institute. As a regional firm with an international reach, we can customize our services to meet the needs of smaller, local companies. However, thanks to our international affiliations, our reach extends to clients around the world including some of the Fortune 500. For the last 25 years, Snowden Associates has taken pride on providing the highest quality career, consulting and executive search services. We tailor these services for your organization, allowing us to assist executives, managers and professionals based on each person's specific concerns and priorities.

Visit us online at www.snowdenassociates.com

  
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