THE PROBLEM FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Critical Needs

Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and unexpected trauma and loss impact employee health and productivity, and are on the rise.(1)

Cultural Shifts 

Employers and insurers seek positive cultures and engaged workforces.(2)

The Last Mile

Crisis preparedness and trauma response is well-established in the US, however is limited outside the US (3), particularly in low and middle income countries where economic development is expanding. (4)

The Market

There are few behavioral resources for multinationals in most countries, and service is even more limited for small and mid-size employers.

(1) Increased frequency of threats of violence and traumas –The Guardian April 2016,Business Insider November 2017.

(2) see white paper by from Optum onCrisis in the Workplace, Levine, October 2017 andImpact of Organizational Trauma on Workplace Behavior and Performance edited by Háša, Stanislav, Brunet-Thornton, Richard, 2017.

(3) & (4) –Global mental health and trauma: the current evidence and the long road ahead, Purgato & Ollf, November 2015.