Mental Illness

Mental Health & Addiction Among Working Parents & Children Affects the Bottom Line: Research Shows Staggering Economic Impact

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 10th, 2008

The Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health, a network of senior business executives and clinical scientific leaders, will host a forum on Mental Health and Productivity at Harvard University today. The forum is the third in a series of four that examines the role businesses play in ensuring the mental well being of employees and their families.

The forum will address the reduced productivity of parents whose children are diagnosed with mental health and addiction problems, as well as the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction. The goal is to build a framework for employers to help parents manage their own mental health and...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-10)

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