Capital BlueCross recently announced it is offering employers a free toolkit to help address mental wellness issues in the workplace that often take a social and financial toll on businesses, families, and individuals. The toolkit can be a critical resource to encourage people to seek help for anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues, especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Capital BlueCross encourages people to proactively help address mental wellness issues that impact so many members of the community. The complete toolkit offers more than 50 ready-to-use, customizable communications to engage employees both online and in person.

The resources offered can help employers promote a constructive dialogue about mental wellness issues and their impacts on work and personal lives; educate employees on available mental wellness services and encourage them to take advantage of these resources; and erode the stigma around mental health issues.

Employers can decide when to launch their own employee-focused mental wellness efforts and which resources in the toolkit to use. This flexibility can help employers tailor their outreach for their company and employees.

Capital BlueCross is making the toolkit available to all employers who have its coverage and is offering portions of the toolkit to employers that do not currently have coverage with the insurer. Employers can download the toolkit by visiting http://www.capbluecross.com.