PHOENIX, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul®
International is shining a light on mental health as it expands
benefits and resources for more than 30,000 Team Members across the
U.S. and Canada.
The industry leader in DIY moving and self-storage is partnering
with ComPsych® to offer its Team Members comprehensive mental and
emotional support in their daily lives. There is no employee cost
for this added benefit.
The "You Matter" program provides full- and part-time U-Haul
Team Members, as well as every person in their respective
households, access to ComPsych's professional staff for counseling
– up to five sessions per issue, per year – for an unlimited number
of life situations.
Beyond counseling, the program addresses a wide scope of
wellness needs. There is even a concierge service to assist with
tedious life challenges like finding childcare help. Legal and
financial direction is also available.
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"It is often overlooked in our society, but acknowledging and
addressing mental health is very important," stated John "J.T."
Taylor, President of U-Haul International. "These issues are real,
growing, and in so many cases, people don't know where to obtain
help.
"A complete wellness program means meeting the mental, physical
and financial needs of our team. In addition to having a benefits
package that attracts top job candidates, we want to be sure that
we are taking the best possible care of our Team Members and their
families. If we take care of our Team Members, they will take care
of our customers."
Addressing mental health is part of a broader U-Haul initiative
to empower Team Members to improve their overall well-being and
work-life balance. The "You Matter" program was implemented on
Sept. 20.
This new service is available via phone 24/7/365 in English,
French and Spanish. Team Members have portal access, a private
log-in and are guaranteed confidentiality with their ComPsych
professionals. U-Haul can request on-site counselors in specific
scenarios.
"The overall health of Team Members and their families has
always been a top priority at U-Haul," said Monique Wantland, U-Haul Wellness Program
Manager. "We often issue Company-wide surveys, and the response to
mental wellness was overwhelming. We had to do more. This new
partnership offers the tools to move forward. We want to make our
Team Members' lives easier and truly support them."
U-Haul does not require that Team Members be enrolled in the
Company's medical plan or other benefits to take advantage of the
mental health program.
Four years ago, U-Haul employed its "Healthier U" initiative to
address Team Member wellness across four areas: health, mindset,
nutrition and fitness. This initiative has come to present Team
Members with: gym and personal trainer reimbursements; nicotine
cessation assistance; registered dietitian plans; health fairs; a
monthly farmer's market on the U-Haul Midtown Campus in
Phoenix; healthy foods served in
the corporate café and vending machines; an online portal with
health articles, recipes and challenges; an annual U-Haul Active
Day where Team Members, families and friends exercise at a variety
of group activities and events; the "You Matter" program for mental
health; and much more.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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