What every HR exec needs to know about suicide in the workplace

Suicide can take a tremendous toll in the form of lost productivity and, more importantly, the compromised emotional well-being of your employees.

By Anna Mittag | July 12, 2018 at 10:57 AM

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Creating a framework of support

Extreme mood swings, reckless behavior, or new patterns of behavior (i.e., irritability in an otherwise cheerful person, lethargy in an otherwise energetic person)
Increased alcohol or drug use
Veiled threats, references to not being able to continue, or even a mention of the end of life in a seemingly casual way
Preparatory behavior such as getting wills and/or finances in order.

Anna Mittag is vice president of LifeSpeak; she can be reached at [email protected].

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