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. 2021 Mar 1;63(3):244-250.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002116.

Workplace Mental Health: Application of a Population Health Approach of Proactive Screening to Identify Risk and Engage in Care

Maren S Fragala  1 , Jennifer L Hunter, Anita Satish, Nicole A Jelovic, Susan Carr, Allison M Bailey, Meghan Stokes, Joanna I Hayward, Paul M Kim, Matthew E Peters
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Workplace Mental Health: Application of a Population Health Approach of Proactive Screening to Identify Risk and Engage in Care

Maren S Fragala et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate a proactive, voluntary screening program designed to identify employees with emerging mental health risk and engage them in care.

Methods: Risk was proactively identified through online screening of 344 participants. At-risk participants were offered a mental health care concierge to provide support, develop a care plan, and connect to care.

Results: Risk for common mental health conditions was identified in 244 (71%) participants, of whom 66 (27%) connected with a care concierge. Compared with participants who did not connect to a care concierge, those who did were more likely to report a financial crisis (68.2% vs 50.8%) and less likely to report verbal abuse (9.1% vs 19.6%) and difficulty meeting daily needs (12.1% vs 25.1%).

Conclusion: Implementation of this screening program identified employees at risk for mental health conditions and facilitated connection to care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: M.S.F. is employed by and has stock ownership in Quest Diagnostics. J.L.H. holds stock in and serves on the Board of Directors for Emvitals Inc. A.S. was employed by Quest Diagnostics during the course of this work and received a salary and has stock ownership from Quest Diagnostics. A.S. is currently a full-time student at UC San Diego School of Medicine and does not receive a salary. N.A.J. is employed by and owns stock in Emvitals Inc. M.S. and J.I.H. are employed by Guide + Thrive powered by BHS and no funding was received from their employer's partners (Quest and emVitals) for their participation in this research project. M.E.P. engaged in this research as part of his faculty position at Johns Hopkins, but was previously an advisor for, and has stock ownership in, Emvitals Inc. SC, AMB, and PMK report no conflicts of interest.

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