How To Tell If Your Team Is Struggling With Mental Health, CEO Kurt Hooks of Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center

<p>Your team may be struggling with mental health, and you don’t even know it.</p><p>It’s so easy for leaders to take their team’s mental health for granted. Companies often emphasize safety and physical health but don’t address mental health, which is equally as important.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>According to the CDC, 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental health condition in a given year. That means if you have more than 5 people working for you, at least one of them is struggling with some form of mental illness.</p><p>I host CEO, Kurt Hooks, of Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center, who shares how to tell if your team is struggling with mental health, and the first step you should take.</p><p>He leads the largest adult, acute-care, community-based facility in the Commonwealth of Virginia.&nbsp;</p><p>Kurt has worked in crisis and acute healthcare and behavioral health for 22 years as a clinician, clinical supervisor, entrepreneur, and operator. He introduced several innovative programs to address mental health, addiction, and jail diversion.&nbsp;</p><p>He has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Old Dominion University; Master’s Degrees in Public Health and Professional Counseling, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LinkedIn Profile <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-hooks-ph-d-mph-lpc-9780a214/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-hooks-ph-d-mph-lpc-9780a214/</strong></a></p><p>Company Link:<strong> </strong><a href="https://vbpcweb.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://vbpcweb.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>What You’ll Discover in this Episode:</strong></p><p>What leaders need to understand about addiction and mental health now.</p><p>What to do if you suspect an employee has a drug problem.</p><p>The story of how he learned to cope with the intensity of the job.</p><p>Where do you draw the line for getting involved with your team’s personal problems.</p><p>The most meaningful moment of Kurt's