Curating the week in wellness April 5th–9th 2021: How to manage the ‘great return,’ the top 16 work perks, and more

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1. Can companies help employees be happy and healthy?

According to the BBC, the answer is … maybe?

The piece conveys that wellness apps, mindfulness sessions and offering mental health resources are great, but it all comes down to creating a supportive culture. The BBC writes:

“But while those are nice extras, she says that what employees really require are measures that address the root causes of their need for mental health help in the first place. It’s well intentioned, but not good enough, says Harvey, for companies to provide resources that are reactive, designed to help someone already in distress. “If you’re not doing that alongside creating a supportive work environment, then you’re not resolving the problem, you’re just putting a plaster on it,” she says. “The two have to go hand-in-hand.”