Helping Team Members with Anxiety

Since the pandemic, the World Health Organization found that anxiety and depression have increased by 25 percent. As a manager it is not your job to diagnose mental health disorders in employees however you can foster an environment where employees who report experiencing anxiety feel supported.

Tips for Managers

• Communicate Openly.  Open communication allows managers to alleviate anxiety in team members by reducing the unknown.
• Model Self-Care.  By modeling self-care, managers signal to employees that it is acceptable for them to do the same.
• Provide Employees with Available Resources.  Here at Baylor, employees have access to Right Now Media, the Employee Assistance Program, and behavioral health services through UMR and Teladoc.

For further information on employee wellbeing you may visit https://wellbeing.web.baylor.edu/ or reach out to askHR@baylor.edu.