By Ian Bridgman Editor’s Note: Ian Bridgman is a longstanding member of The Council for Disability Awareness board. He also happens to be British – although, according to Bridgman, he became a “bloody American” in 2008. (Despite his citizenship, Bridgman still carries his wonderful dry sense of humor.) In this post, which first appeared on…
Ian Bridgman Editor’s Note: The Council for Disability Awareness board member, Ian Bridgman, makes a point in this post that few in the group disability insurance industry are willing to discuss publicly: Are US carriers ready to remove the 24-month mental health claim limitation? It is most likely an understatement to say we need more…
A Canadian-based employee assistance plan provider, Morneau Shepell, conducted a study in 2017 in partnership with The Globe and Mail to better understand the one in five residents who experience a mental health problem or illness within a given year. The results indicated that 72 percent of surveyed employees who reported mental health challenges to…
