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

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Support state Medicaid goals members

Find out how a person-centered approach can help.

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Supporting the unique needs of firefighters

When the Minnesota Fire Service needed emotional well-being support for their firefighters, Optum stepped in to help.

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Support for substance use disorders

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

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Supporting youth mental health

Dr. Yusra Benhalim shares insights on the challenges we must overcome to reach youth.

 

 

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Addressing the Root Causes of Mental Health Disparities

Discover steps and strategies to reduce disparities among vulnerable populations and remove barriers for more equitable mental health care.

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Mental health: Optum addresses the great information divide

Explore the challenges and opportunities in using mental health data to understand prevalence, risk, impact and treatment in patients, members and communities.

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7 strategies for meeting more mental health needs

Discover how to create an interconnected network of services that help people get properly diagnosed, access support and sustain progress.

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Access to mental health care within 48 hours

Optum expands care options while reducing crisis events and costs.

 

 

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Case study: Investing in employees' success

Tailored financial wellbeing support eases employee stress and boosts productivity for global telecommunications company.

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Elevating employee engagement

Data-driven, targeted strategies help successfully increase employee use of mental health, financial and legal services.

 

 

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Understanding students' mental health needs

Read about the realities of campus behavioral healthcare and how we can make things better for college students.

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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.

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Care Pathways study

Mental health specialists serve a critical role in reducing total cost of care for plan sponsors.

 

 

Latest on-demand webinars

On-demand webinar

Supporting youth mental health

Dr. Yusra Benhalim shares insights on the challenges we must overcome to reach youth.

 

 

Latest white papers

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Support state Medicaid goals members

Find out how a person-centered approach can help.

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Support for substance use disorders

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

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2023 3rd Annual C-suite Research Report

How are market dynamics impacting decision-making across healthcare? Research report examines progress, challenges and priorities in 2023.

 

 

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Supporting the unique needs of firefighters

When the Minnesota Fire Service needed emotional well-being support for their firefighters, Optum stepped in to help.

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Behavioral healthcare made better

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  • How are global employers driving employee engagement in health and wellness programmes?

    Optum surveyed 347 global employers to better understand current health and wellbeing (H&W) practices. Employers told us how they’re motivating employees to engage in their own wellbeing.

  • Are employees checked out mentally present

    Keys to investing in wellbeing programs that meet employees where they are and offering solutions for everyday life.

  • Supporting employee wellbeing after a loss

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

  • Working together to help end the opioid epidemic

    Opioids are powerful drugs with a high risk of misuse and dependence. A comprehensive solution can help address this complex problem.

  • Emotional Wellbeing Solutions

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

  • Tackling 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.

  • Top employer wellbeing challenges

    The Optum 2023 Wellbeing in the Workplace benchmark study reveals current health and wellbeing trends across 405 global companies.

  • Reimagine your employee assistance program

    Help employees feel mentally, physically and financially well with Emotional Wellbeing Solutions.

  • Elevating employee engagement

    Data-driven, targeted strategies help successfully increase employee use of mental health, financial and legal services.

  • Case study: Investing in employees' success

    Tailored financial wellbeing support eases employee stress and boosts productivity for global telecommunications company.

  • Emotional wellbeing solutions for health care workers

    Support healthcare workers, who put others first every day.

  • Care Pathways study

    Mental health specialists serve a critical role in reducing total cost of care for plan sponsors.

  • Emotional wellbeing support

    Help your workforce take charge of their health, so they can be more resilient and present every day.

  • Wellbeing in the Workplace study

    Global employers share insights on their efforts to adapt wellbeing strategies to meet their greatest workplace challenges.

  • Antiracism and inclusion

    Optum saw the value in a project for a community cohort, Leadership for Racial Equity, and quickly worked to create a national strategy.

  • Mental health lessons from COVID-19

    COVID-19 has negatively affected many people's mental health, but will anything good come out of it?

  • Wellness Coaching helps motivate employees

    Wellness Coaching provides your global employee population with support and encouragement in the form of nonjudgmental coaching.

  • How to ease the emotional toll of caregiving for members

    Learn how plan sponsors can support caregivers and their loved ones' mental health with resources and tools.