Mental Health’s Place in the Workplace w/ Ashley Grimes

Join Ashley Grimes, President of NAMI Florida, and Blake Cohen on The Workplace Wonderer: Lessons From The Experts Series on the topic Mental Health and The Workplace! This episode discusses the importance of organizations creating psychologically safe environments and how organizations can shift their practices to foster employees affected by mental illness. Ashley reviews stats, data, and anecdotes on the topic while helping to shed light on this very important subject! About Ashley Grimes: Ashley Grimes is President of the Florida NAMI Board of Directors. She is also a State Organizer for the Florida Recovery Advocacy Project, and a member of the Project Management Institute, the Institute of Managerial Accountants, and the Society for Human Resource Management. Ashley is a native Floridian born in Daytona Beach. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Project Management from Colorado Technical University and is currently working towards an MBA. She is a Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS-A, F). She currently works as a Project Administrator for a long-standing local general contractor. Ashley lives as a person in long-term recovery. She shows that recovery is possible and that people in recovery can thrive and add tremendous value to their communities. This podcast is hosted by Next Level Recovery Associates Inc.