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Behavioral health insights

Learn about the latest industry trends, innovations and resources in mental health care benefits and support.

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Addressing the adolescent mental health crisis

Three child and adolescent psychiatrists discuss the pandemic’s impact on adolescent mental health, innovative solutions and resources for families.

Behavioral Health Solutions fact sheet

Integrated support for employee needs across the continuum

Support for long-term recovery

The right care at the right time for substance use disorders.

Self-advocacy for individuals with I/DD

These services focus on life satisfaction and better health outcomes.

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Mental health support for families

We are helping meet the rising needs of youth and families with solutions ranging from self-guided digital support to coaching and clinical care coordination.

Youth mental health research findings

In our new report, you'll learn key findings about the mental health needs of young people and their caregivers, and discover opportunities for intervention.

Enabling Success for the Health Plan Ecosystem

Optum has a complete portfolio of assets designed to enable health plans to make meaningful strides toward achieving their goals.

5 ways to improve employee well-being engagement

Discover 5 critical factors to ensure employees take advantage of your well-being offerings and engage with your wellness programs.

Bring your wellness strategy to life for employees

Discover how partnering with a health promotion specialist can help you unlock creative ways to engage your employees with wellness programs and initiatives.

Tackling the youth mental health crisis

A board-certified adult, child and adolescent, and addiction psychiatrist discusses how to connect children and families to needed behavioral health solutions.

2022 International Wellness in the Workplace Study

Optum surveyed large employers around the world to better understand current health and well-being strategies and practices. Explore findings from our survey.

Support for substance use disorders

Expand access to evidence-based support to help individuals achieve stabilization and sustain recovery.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped work?

We surveyed large employers around the world to understand health and well-being strategies and practices. Find out what they said about offices and schedules.

Caring for clinicians: From burnout to wellness

CEO of Optum Care Solutions Dr. Patrick Conway explores how to move beyond burnout and focus on clinician wellness.

Support for long-term recovery

Find substance use disorder treatment that includes evidence-based resources and compassionate care for members and their communities.

Make mental health a priority

Help raise awareness of mental health issues and stop the stigma.

Addressing adolescent mental health

Find solutions and resources for employers and health plans to support adolescent and caregiver mental health.

Guiding Members To Treatment & Support

Helping Members Struggling With Substance Use Disorder.

Behavioral Health Solutions

We support the journey to better health.

Employee Assistance Program for Health Care Workers

Support workers who put others first every day.

Optum Global EAP

The Optum Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a simple, seamless solution to support your global workforce.

Build a Culture of Health in the APAC Region

By engaging region-specific expertise, your company can strategically improve the well-being of its employees.

Wellness Coaching helps motivate employees

As a wellness coach, I connect employees with tools and resources that align with their health and wellbeing goals.

Personalized support for members with autism

Optum is breaking barriers in supporting members and families who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Support state Medicaid agency goals for members

Find out how a person-centered approach can help.

Creating better behavioral health care

We help people find care and support that’s easy to understand and access.

Support for your entire workforce

Invest in your organization’s most valuable asset — the people — with solutions for everyday life.

Mental health support for youth and caregivers

Youth are struggling more than ever before with their mental health and well-being. We can help.

Helping members achieve their goals

See how the right mental health care makes a difference.

Behavioral Health Provider Digital Access Survey | Optum

Arkansas' New Approach to Medicaid Management

See how data and analytics help Arkansas manage one of the state's most vital and widely used government programs.

Health and wellbeing offerings attract and retain talent

See what our 2022 Global Employer Insights Survey says about health and wellbeing (H&W) strategies and practices to help recruitment and retention.

Making a better future for mental health care

Guide members to the right behavioral health care when they need it.

Supporting people when they need it most

Learn how Optum helped a member find support after a loss.

Impacting SDOH for patients and communities

CNO Kristy Duffey discusses the benefits of home-based care, opportunities in value-based care and how digital tools can overcome barriers.

Missing pieces in the patient journey puzzle

Clinicogenomic data, unstructured data and novel clinical trials solutions can all contribute to completing the view of the patient journey.

Guided help for mental health support

We’re making it easier for people to access care.

Understanding college students' mental health needs

Read about the realities of campus behavioral health care and how we can make it better.

Life Sciences: Top stakeholder questions to consider

Ask your stakeholders what they need early on. Consider these top questions that patients, providers, payers and regulators are looking to answer.

Do employers care about employee financial wellbeing?

We surveyed 347 global employers to learn more about the importance of employee financial health in health and wellbeing (H&W) strategy.

Support the four pillars of wellbeing

International wellness expert Rayson Ng shares how companies can design wellbeing programmes to build a culture of health.

Novel data collection for a difficult-to-study condition

To build a more complete picture of the patient burden, the Optum HEOR team investigates patients’ experiences with their treatment journey.

Supporting our kids

Mental health needs are increasing in youth. Experts share their insights on how to best support them so they can grow into healthy adults.

Mental Health: Optum Addresses the Great Information Divide

Explore the challenges and opportunities in mining mental health data for individuals and communities.