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Recommended Actions for Public and Private Sector Employers | November 2021

Depression care has been a focus for Minnesota employers for more than a decade. Despite good intentions and thoughtful collaboration, patient outcomes have failed to improve significantly, and practices known to deliver improved outcomes such as the Collaborative Care Model have not been widely adopted by clinics and care systems in the state. At the same time, mental health has reached the crisis level for employers.

This document is posted on behalf of the Minnesota Health Leadership Council, a group of 18 employers and 12 community partners working to improve mental health care and outcomes in Minnesota, in affiliation with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and The Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use.