One of the best ways to get started with a workplace mental health initiative is to learn about what other employers have done, especially those of a similar size and/or nature. Below are summaries gleaned from interviews conducted as part of a larger research project focused on workplace mental health initiatives:
A small, independent business, Bike and Roll DC offers professionally guided bike and Segway sightseeing tours in the nation’s capital, in addition to bike rentals. Run jointly by a husband and wife and one of their sisters, the business’s family nature is the force behind its implementation of a robust mental health initiative for a small business.