Better Together: How to Support the Proactive Mental Health of Family, Friends, and Coworkers (Cultivating Proactive Mental Health)

At the current rate, nearly 50 percent of us will experience mental health challenges during our lifetimes. Fortunately, we can help friends, family, and coworkers adopt proactive mental health attitudes and behaviors that prevent mental health challenges and result in happier, healthier, and more productive lives. Better Together demonstrates how friends, family, and coworkers can offer practical, proactive peer support that prevents challenges from taking root and helps individuals lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives.Inside you’ll find:A step-by-step approach for providing adequate peer support for mental healthCase stories, checklists, and self-tests to guide your effortsStrategies for removing barriers, working through setbacks, and celebrating progressTools for finding role models and creating supportive environmentsBetter Together is part of Dr. Judd Allen’s Proactive Mental Health Series. Alongside I Flourish (a self-help guide to 27 proactive strategies) and We Flourish (a leadership guide to creating supportive workplace cultures), this book explains how peer support is a vital link in building healthier relationships, stronger communities, and resilient workplaces.Initially developed for the Union Pacific Railroad and now adopted by hundreds of businesses, schools, and communities, the Better Together peer support model provides straightforward, proven, and actionable steps to help those you care about flourish.About the Proactive Mental Health SeriesBetter Together is part of Dr. Judd Allen’s Proactive Mental Health Series, which also includes I Flourish (personal resilience), We Flourish (creating healthy workplaces), and Cultivating Connections (offering a comprehensive system for building supportive cultural environments that encourage personal growth at home, in the workplace, and within communities). These books form a complete system for mental health, self-improvement, workplace wellness, and community well-being—helping people flourish at every level of life.About the AuthorDr. Judd Allen is a community psychologist, wellness expert, and workplace culture consultant with over 30 years of experience helping people create healthier and more supportive environments. He is the president of the Human Resources Institute, editor of the American Journal of Health Promotion, and author of over 100 books, articles, and films. Read more