Resources
Right Direction is a creative educational initiative designed to reduce stigma about depression and motivate employees and their families to seek help when needed. Numerous employers have implemented Right Direction, including Zappos.com, Kent State University, and OCLC. Right Direction offers employers turnkey, customizable communication tools - posters, tip cards, content for intranet sites, PowerPoint decks - to implement a robust campaign at the workplace. Right Direction is a joint effort of the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and the Employers Health Coalition, Inc.
The ICU Program is an awareness campaign for the workplace designed to decrease the stigma associated with the topic of mental health and foster a workplaces how to that supports emotional health. It's core component is a five-minute video that uses the analogy of an Intensive Care Unit to explain how people with a psychological/emotional injury or illness may require help from one another. ICU teaches employees how to identify the signs of distress and appropriately connect with coworkers who may need support.