Unum records one third of support appointments for mental health

Through Help@Hand

John Brazier
clock • 1 min read

Over one-third of appointments made via Unum’s digital health service Help@hand this year were for mental health.

Unum stated that 36% of all appointments made through the health and wellbeing app were for mental health concerns between January and August this year. Over one quarter of Help@hand appointments were related to either anxiety or stress, the two most common reasons attributed by users for their appointment request. Unum's also stated that men are seemingly still less likely to reach out for support when they may need it. According to its Help@hand data, men are 30% less likely to book a mental health appointment via the support service than women. However, this disparity was abs...

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