When Magellan Health received word that it had been named a Fortune 500 company for the first time in our company’s history, it was cause not only for great celebration, but also reflection. In recent years, we’ve experienced tremendous growth and momentum. Our purpose—“Leading humanity to healthy, vibrant lives”—fuels the work of our more than…
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Q: What is stress? A: Stress is how the brain and body respond to the demands of life, such as family, work, school, life changes and traumatic events. How you respond affects your health, and it is important to understand how to handle these stressful events in a productive and positive way. There are…
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Numerous studies show that job stress is far and away the major source of stress for American adults and that it has escalated progressively over the past few decades.* Negative work stress can come from a variety of factors including having little control but lots of demands, fear of being laid off or fired, working…
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“Strung out. Looking for the next fix. A full time job that doesn’t pay, but just takes.” That’s how one of Magellan’s Recovery Support Navigators defined her addiction to opiates. She has since overcome the stranglehold of addiction and is now in long term recovery. Her experiences, and those of her fellow Recovery Support Navigators,…
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“What would my son or daughter do in that situation?” The news of school shootings and other violence is hard to escape these days. Along with it comes the cruel reality that the same thing could happen to anyone’s child. It’s a scary thought. This reality hit me hard after the Sandy Hook Elementary School…
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The following is an excerpt from an article appearing in Advances in Addiction & Recovery Deaths from prescription opioid abuse have more than quadrupled since 1999, prompting President Donald Trump to declare the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency.[1] But while discussions around opioid abuse prevention have intensified, numerous barriers to recovery continue to…
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1. Myth: Mental health problems don’t affect me. Fact: Mental health problems are actually very common. Annually, about: One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue One in 10 young people experienced a period of major depression One in 25 Americans lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or…
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What is the difference between mental health and mental illness? The former refers to our emotional and psychological state, our social well–being and how we feel about ourselves and interact with others. Mental health is not the same as mental illness, although poor mental health can lead to mental and physical illnesses. When we have…
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