Agencies across the country are finding ways to help employees manage their mental health needs now due to the coronavirus pandemic.
One thing we saw early on is that people weren’t taking vacation. Obviously, taking a vacation at home is not what people [want to do] but actually taking off time is super important.” We’ve made a real effort to talk about that as well as modeling that. You have to do it for employees to feel comfortable. People are worried about the economy, they are worried about their jobs. It’s really important for managers to step up and show their team how they should act.