Bank of America-Backed Scorecard Lets Companies Assess Workplace Mental Health
Axa, Prudential and Aon also funded the new Mental Health at Work Index, which will rate and advise company wellness programs
A new mental-health assessment hopes to combat workplace stress and anxiety
Photographer: phototechno/iStockphoto
A coalition of corporate, academic and nonprofit partners including Bank of America Corp. and insurer Axa SA has developed a tool that employers can use to measure and improve the mental health of their workers.
The assessment, known as the Mental Health at Work Index, will score the effectiveness of an organization’s mental-health programs and recommend enhancements. The goal is to “help define what good looks like,” said Christina McCarthy, executive director of One Mind at Work, the nonprofit that spearheaded the venture.