Addressing the mental health fallout from the pandemic | Reimagine Mental Health | Investec

A conversation with specialist panellists from the medical and insurance fields, on the role life insurers in the destigmatisation of mental health in South Africa.
This extends from how the industry underwrites mental health conditions and to how insurers can support a change in the perceptions surrounding mental health.
00:01:56 The link between mental and physical health
00:02:39 The impact of Covid-19 on mental health
00:03:24 The rise of employee assistance programmes
00:04:50 What language promotes mental health awareness?
00:05:53 Mental illness vs mental health
00:06:28 Breaking the stigma around mental health
00:10:37 Rise of the Healthcare Workers Care Network
00:13:06 The role of life insurance in enabling mental health care
00:13:34 Mental health claims
00:15:27 Medical specialists and the rise of mental health in SA
00:16:33 Is mental health a pandemic?
00:17:45 How do we risk rate mental health?
00:19:33 Fair assesment of mental health
00:21:07 What is the ask from the insurance industry within SA?
00:21:31 Closing