Navigating the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Published: May 26, 2022

While our youth are dealing with unprecedented challenges, parents are struggling too. The stress and worry that parents are feeling about their children’s health and the well-being of their families is causing them to miss work, change jobs, and leave the workforce in record numbers. The youth mental health crisis has a direct connection to business, and it’s time for all to take action

Key takeaways

Working parents need flexibility to support their family’s unique needs.
Employers should work to build and encourage a psychologically safe environment where people feel they can speak up without retribution.
Build trust with employees by keeping the lines of communication open and ensuring they are aware of mental health resources available to them.
Maintain a focus on equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Featuring

Deb Friesen, MD, MBA, FACP

Physician Advisor, Customer Clinical Solutions, National Sales and Account Management Kaiser Permanente

Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBA

Public Health Analyst, Office of Total Worker Health NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sindhu Pandit, MD, MBA

Clinical Lead Salesforce

Lateefah Watford, MD

Adult, Adolescent and Child & Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief of Behavioral Health The Southeast Permanente Medical Group

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Footnotes:

The views and opinions expressed by presenters and participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Permanente Medical Groups, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and each of their affiliates and subsidiaries (“Kaiser Permanente”).