Joe Sifer was a moody, agitated and sometimes angry young employee at Booz Allen Hamilton in 1996. He suffered at work. He was told he had potential but he needed help.
Now a senior vice president at that same strategy and technology firm, Sifer said without the care the company provided him 20 years ago, he would not be where he is today.
"They helped me get on the path of emotional improvement, emotional awareness and of emotional health, and that made a huge difference,ā Sifer said.
Sifer is one of millions of Americans who have suffered from mental health issues at some point in their lives. One in four adults--approximately 61 million Americans--experiences mental illness every year, according to a study by National Alliance on Mental Illness.
While many nonprofits, government agencies and local communities participate in initiatives such as the Campaign to Change Direction to raise awareness about mental health, some leaders in the corporate world have also adopted emotional health of their employees as a priority.
[For more of this story, written by Nancy Wang, go to http://www.usnews.com/news/art...in-corporate-america]
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