The past few years have heightened feelings of stress and isola­tion for many people, and with the seemingly continuous news cycle of incidents of mass violence, mental health has taken a much needed place in the forefront of the national conversa­tion. Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reminded employers that mental health affects both employees and the workplace.

(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- In Nebraska, people age 50+ contributed 39% or $50 billion of the state’s total gross domestic product (GDP), generated $3.7 billion in state and local taxes, created more than 42% of jobs, and generated over $33 billion in wages, salaries and business income, spent over 250 hours caring for others and 113 hours volunteering on average per year estimated at $3.6 billion. – AARP Nebraska.

In 1963, the same year American businesswoman Mary Kay Ash started her cosmetics company, publisher W.W. Norton released “The Feminine Mystique – the book that has since been widely credited with launching the contemporary women’s liberation movement.