Beyond Wellness Programs: The Future of Organizational Health is Healing-Centered

Organizations are realizing that traditional wellness programs, while valuable, are not enough to address escalating mental health challenges in the workplace. The FSU Resilience Institute’s RISE program highlights a shift toward systemic, healing-centered approaches that prioritize leadership engagement, psychological safety, and workplace culture. By moving from trauma-aware practices to a healing-centered model, and integrating programs like Connect First, which emphasizes relationship-based metrics and leadership development, organizations can foster environments where employees thrive and workplace well-being becomes sustainable.