America Back to Work: Sarah Adler, WAVE
Navigating Mental Health In the Workplace
In this episode of America Back to Work, host Arnette Heintze is joined by Sarah Adler, PsyD, founder and CEO of Wave, a pioneering mental health startup leveraging technology to reshape access to care. As a clinical psychologist and an associate professor of psychiatry at Stanford University Medical School, Sarah shares her journey into mental health innovation, driven by a desire to solve the access to care crisis.
Key Topics Discussed
- The Genesis of Wave: Understand the inspiration behind creating a platform to address the gap in mental health care access.
- Changing Perceptions: How societal views on mental health have evolved, especially among Gen Z and millennials, shifting towards a lifestyle approach.
- Future Trends: Insights into future changes in mental health care and the increasing role of technology in delivering services.
- Employer Responsibilities: Companies must recognize the mental well-being of their employees as a crucial aspect of a healthy, productive workforce.
- HR’s Role in Mental Health: Strategies for HR teams to better understand and support their employees’ mental health needs.
- The Impact of Technology: How digital tools and apps transform mental health services and the potential benefits for individuals and organizations.
- Quiet Quitting & Employee Burnout: Exploring the connection between mental health, employee engagement, and talent retention in today’s competitive labor market.
- Personal Journey: Sarah Adler shares her own experiences with mental health challenges, emphasizing the importance of destigmatizing mental health issues.
Why You Should Listen
Whether you’re an HR professional, a business leader, or someone interested in mental health and workplace wellness, this episode provides valuable insights into mental health’s critical role in our professional and personal lives. Discover how embracing technology and fostering a supportive culture can significantly address mental health challenges and enhance overall well-being.
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S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.
Arnette Heintze is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.
He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.
After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm. In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
