We’re excited to host a special breakfast session: Best Practices and Innovative Trends for Mental Health in the Workplace.

As organizations continue to navigate rising mental health needs and their impact on culture, productivity, and financial performance, this conversation has never been more important.

Birch Benefits will kick off the morning by sharing forward‑looking insights on innovative benefits strategies that help employers expand access to mental health support and reduce barriers to care. They’ll explore emerging solutions beyond traditional offerings—highlighting how modern plan design and data‑driven tools can strengthen workforce well‑being, retention, and resilience.

We’ll then hear from Lenape Valley Foundation, a trusted nonprofit serving Bucks County for more than 60 years for agenda segment entitled: Mind Matters: An Introduction to Mental Health for HR Leaders

 In this session, we will explore how to recognize when an employee or a member of their family may be struggling and how to intervene with care, clarity, and confidence. Participants will learn how to distinguish signs of distress from signs of crisis and connect individuals to the most appropriate level of support. We’ll conclude with guidance on additional learning opportunities for deepening your understanding of workplace mental health.

If your organization is looking to elevate its approach to mental health, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.  Register now!  All are welcome!

SHRM credits: 1.5

Speakers:

Pat Kain is Co-Founder of Birch Benefits its and has spent his career helping employers build thoughtful, people-centered benefits strategies. With deep experience in employee benefits consulting and a long-term, relationship-driven approach, he works with organizations to align benefits, workforce support, and business goals in practical ways. Pat is known for helping employers create stronger, more supportive workplaces through benefits strategies that improve the employee experience and support organizational growth.

Audrey Lawton is Senior Account Management & Large Market Strategy Leader at Birch Benefits, with more than 20 years of experience helping employers build benefits strategies that support both organizational goals and employee well-being. She partners with employers on thoughtful, practical approaches to benefits, wellness, and workforce support that strengthen culture, engagement, and retention. Audrey brings deep large-market experience and a relationship-driven approach to helping organizations create healthier, more supportive workplaces.

Blake Cohen, MS, PsyD(c), member of the Spirence team, is a speaker, organizational psychologist, and learning and development strategist focused on workplace mental health, leadership, and culture. Drawing on experience in behavioral healthcare and organizational psychology, he helps employers build healthier, more supportive workplaces through practical strategies that strengthen leaders, teams, and employee well-being.

Dan Fuller Associate Executive Director | Crisis and Forensic Services, Lenape Valley Foundation, is a mental health professional with over a decade of experience spanning crisis intervention, clinical services, and leadership in behavioral health and disability services. He holds an MS in Counseling Psychology and brings knowledge of crisis assessment, program compliance, and staff development. He is a strong advocate for individual rights and choice in care, meeting people where they are and supporting their path toward recovery through trauma-informed and person-centered practices.

Info on speaker companies:

Birch Benefits is an independent employee benefits consulting firm that helps employers build thoughtful strategies to support both organizational goals and employee well-being. The firm works with clients to strengthen benefits programs, improve the employee experience, and address workforce needs in practical, people-centered ways. With a focus on long-term partnership and smart strategy, Birch helps employers create healthier, more supportive workplaces.

Spirence is a preventative mental health platform that helps employers support employees and leaders before challenges become crises. Its approach combines expert-led learning, coaching, leadership development, AI-guided support, and reporting tools to help organizations build healthier cultures and a more proactive approach to mental well-being at work.

Lenape Valley Foundation is a not-for-profit provider supporting the needs of individuals in the Bucks County community encountering mental health, substance use, intellectual or developmental challenges. A vital member of the Bucks County community for over 60 years, Lenape Valley Foundation also offers a variety of training courses to the community on topics related to mental health, suicide prevention, and behavioral health.