This document summarizes a webinar about improving mental health in the workplace. The webinar covered top trends in mental health, the impact of mental health on businesses, and strategies for implementing mental health programs digitally. Speakers from TranQool and Optimity discussed using technology like Optimity's wellness platform to run customized, engaging programs and initiatives. They provided tips for high participation, like decentralizing efforts while centralizing coordination. Case studies showed programs achieving outcomes like reduced absenteeism and claims costs. The webinar emphasized applying best practices and holistic, scalable solutions to strategically improve mental health and generate an ROI.

1. Strategies to Improve Mental
Health in the Workplace
Chakameh Shafii
CEO, TranQool
An Optimity Webinar

2. Sponsored by
Host: Hilary Turk
Wellness Advisor
@myOptimity

3. Webinar Tips
• Connect to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers OR
Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar to turn on sound
• All guest lines are muted to avoid background noise
• Type in your questions in the tool and we will answer them in the Q&A period
• The slides and webinar recording will be sent out to you to share with others
• In the handout section there is a Willis Wellness Industry Trend report,
Optimity Case Studies, BONUS downloadable Mental Health Posters

4. About Optimity
The Optimity Digital Wellness Platform is used by organizational leaders to
produce an ROI through holistic health support for their employees 24/7.
The digital platform is mobile-first and strategically targets high-cost issues to
proactively coach employees on making better lifestyle choices, everyday.

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Easier Management and Better Data
Our customers can run more initiatives, faster and
easier, and coordinate multiple sites. The cohesive
database allows them to be data-driven on their
initiatives to adapt and drive outcomes
Reduced Benefits and Claims Costs
We have proven results in targeted wellness
programs that reduce drug claims, absenteeism,
STD/LTD. Clients are getting $1.80 to $6.93 back
for every $1 spent on wellness.
● 7x previous year engagement
● Improved employee health
during audit season
● Reduced attrition
● Promoted PwC culture
● Saved 200 hours for HR in 2016
● Ran 3x number of successful programs
● 4x engagement prior to Optimity
● 25% improvement from previous year
engagement on Optimity
● Drug costs went from 20.3% YoY
increase change to 7.4% YoY
● Reduction of absenteeism
● $1.80 back for every $1 spent
● 6x previous year engagement
Control drug claims, benefits costs, and boost engagement
RESULTS AND CASE STUDIES

6. ● Chakameh: Understanding Mental Health & Why It Is Important
○ What is mental health & what is evidence based therapy?
○ Top mental health trends
○ Benefits of having company wide mental health agendas
○ 2017 checklist for setting up your company
● Hilary: Optimity Digital Wellness Implementation Strategies
○ 3 Case studies of mindfulness practices, and associated business outcomes
○ 3 Tips on getting the highest participation on strategic mental health programs
● Q&A
Agenda

7. About Hilary Turk & Chakameh Shafii
Hilary is a Wellness Advisor at Optimity. Her background is in human
kinetics and health promotion programs. She works with clients to
customize wellness programs for targeted health support and to drive
better outcomes.
hturk@myoptimity.com
Chakameh is the CEO and co-founder of TranQool, an online mental
health platform. An engineer by education, Chakameh is a passionate
mental health advocate and social entrepreneur.
Chakameh@tranqool.com

8. About TranQool
TranQool is an online mental health platform that allows users to speak one-on-
one with Licensed Psychologists or Registered Social Workers through video,
from the comfort of home.

9. Why the Focus on Mental Health?
• Costs $50 billion to our economy, $20 billion from workplace losses
• Only 23% Canadian workers feel comfortable talking about mental illness
• 30% of STD and LTD claims from mental health problems
• 500,000 Canadians absent daily
• HR is strategic for cost-containment and organizational success

10. What is mental health?
What is CBT and evidence based therapy?

11. Meditation, Mindfulness & CBT
• Mobile-first
• Adaptive solutions
• Holistic health
• Outcome driven results
• Incentivized self-care
Mental Health Top Trends

12. • Company Culture
• Overall Outcomes
• Employee Resilience
Benefits Of Company Wide
Mental Health Agenda

13. Checklist for Mental Health Initiatives
● Gather past experiences
● Understand the top 5 industry best practices - media research
● Identify 2017 initiatives and tools for mental health
● Calculate estimated ROI: business impact
● Get C-level support, budget and resources
● Implement targeted initiatives - get help from vendors, if needed
● Track results to ensure ROI is realized

14. Learning From Startups

15. Optimity provides gamified wellness solutions to companies
that achieve ROI in employee health through easy and scalable
implementation of best practices in wellness.

16. Multiple demands
Hard to coordinate
New requirements
High employee to HR
ratio
Metrics driven & data
analytics

17. Employee Participation

18. Personalized Content

19. Optimity Internal Mindfulness
2 minutes at our Friday
team meetings helps me
work better with my
colleagues collaboratively
on more initiatives.
- Trista Chan
Wellness Advisor

20. More Results From Partners
● 21% reduction in absenteeism over 3 years, 66% reduction in
grievances - Homewood Health
● 10.66 to 6.55 days reduction in absenteeism, 7% reduction in
healthcare costs - Michael Garron Hospital
● 30% reduction in sick leave - Upper Canada District School Board
● 9 % increase in engagement, 12% above industry average for
employee engagement (Ontario Hospital Association) - North York
General Hospital

21. Cost to businesses in North America each year
$1,100,000,000
Milken Institute, CA, USA
EMPLOYEE HEALTH COST
Costs per employee per year
$11,304 and growing at 6.5%
9.3 days absenteeism
7-20% YOY increase in Rx costs
Aging population

22. ● Drug claims
● Benefits Utilization
● Stress & sick leave, short-term disability, long-term disability
● Absenteeism
● Turnover
● Tracked ROI for Current Wellness Initiatives
Why a Strategic Focus on Outcomes

23. POCKET HEALTH COACH
Holistic health
Micro-habits
Social
Gamified
Rewards

24. CORPORATE WELLNESS
Centralized Hub
Rewards Management
Claims Insights
Customized Content
Population Analytics
ROI Measurement

25. Fully-integrated Ecosystem
Devices & Health
apps
Centralized
Admin Dashboard
& Database
Connected
Wearables
Customized
Mobile Experience
Retargeting for
Highest Cost
Issues

26. (Inactive)
Average
SickSuper Fit
DEMENTIA
Only Optimity focuses on the middle majority
Traditional
Wellness
Programs
Disease
Management
Programs

27. 77% PARTICIPATION

28. ● Recruit champions across the organization
● Build leadership culture within staff
● Decentralize effort, but centralize coordination and results

29. ● Bring-your-own-device
● Right information at right time
● Decrease clutter: reduce emails with push notifications

30. ● Get metrics
● Leverage subject experts’ support
● Improve and customize your offering over time

31. 1. Takeaways from Mindfulness and Mental Health in the Workplace
● Top industry trends, impact of mental health on workplace
● What is mental health and CBT?
● Chakameh’s personal experiences
● How to get to started - 2017 checklist to be more mindful
2. Digital Wellness Implementation Strategies - Mental Health
Optimity allows HR managers to leverage cutting-edge technology to run
customized, engaging and adaptive employee programs from one hub.
● Digital solutions and best practices
● 3 Tips on getting highest participation in strategic mental health
programs
● Holistic health can be scalable and engaging
Mental Health in the Workplace: Summary

32. For anyone located in Ontario and are looking to
learn more about Tranqool:
Please e-mail Leslie Wise
leslie@tranqool.com
Learn more about how to improve mental health
in your workplace:
Hilary Turk
hturk@myoptimity.com

33. Next Webinar on
Employee Engagement Best Practices:
Thurdsay, April 6th at 2:00pm EST
Register on our website:
www.myoptimity.com/learn