How Managers Can Lower Mental Illness Costs by Reducing Stigma Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Stigma associated with mental illness is usually not a problem that managers include in your portfolio daily grind. However, the published data from multiple sources, it is clear that the cost of doing business for any organization increases when conditions are often characterized as mental illness are stigmatized. Rejection, fear of discovery, and the inadequacy of the insurance organization's employees often delay treatment, harm organizational productivity and increased health care costs associated with both mental illness itself and its related diseases. Additional costs for businesses range from opportunities to increase liability higher taxes. To counter the stigma among employees, the authors recommend that a personal relationship with the staff diagnosis of mental illness, or their families, to create new associations for these diseases, which is a more effective approach than education and anti-stigma messages. They also recommend post constituencies outside their organizations, associations with other companies to demonstrate action to the community, to reduce stigma and to offer consulting services to organizations promoting mental health. "Hide
by Betsy Gelb, Patrick W. Corrigan Source: Business Horizons 8 pages. Publication Date: July 15, 2008. Prod. #: BH282-PDF-ENG

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