The stats from a 2026 global report by Lyra Health of more than 500 benefits leaders and 7,500 employees are startling: 1 in 3 employees say they’re merely surviving; 1 in 4 say their mental health declined in the past year; 1 in 2 report trouble staying focused or engaged at work.
How employers address mental health in the workplace has a profound impact on employee well-being, company culture and the bottom line. This webinar will address the legal, ethical, clinical and practical considerations behind mental health in the workplace.
Our panel includes Madeline Hutchings of Sheehan Phinney, who is both an attorney and a psychotherapist; Cheryll Andrews, executive director of Dismas Home, which provides substance use treatment for women; and Jennifer Landon, a certified grief educator and coach.
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Madeline Hutchings Madeline focuses her practice on psychological issues in law, tax-exempt organizations, and estate planning.
With advanced training and clinical experience in mental health care, Madeline brings a nuanced and practice-informed approach to her work with mental health care providers. She has been privileged to serve area nonprofits whose work is focused on post-incarceration reentry and substance use disorders – experience that has brought her into close contact with the legal, clinical, and policy issues unique to New Hampshire.
Madeline is a practiced advisor of not-for-profit, charitable, and religious institutions. She counsels these organizations on a variety of issues including formation, attainment of tax exemption, governance, donor-restricted funds, merger, dissolution, and various other corporate matters.
As a member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Family Law practice group, Madeline also counsels clients by drafting estate plans that satisfy their personal and financial objectives, as well as by providing the legal documents that give clients peace of mind over the future management of their healthcare or business affairs.
Cheryll has over 25 years of experience in building meaningful relationships and helping businesses grow. Many of those years were spent as a corporate media marketing consultant and in the non-profit sector, focusing on development, managing committees, and raising funds for important initiatives like women’s heart health. As the Executive Director of Dismas Home since 2021, Cheryll has utilized her skills to actualize the organization’s future vision. During her tenure, she has increased annual revenue, established statewide partnerships for referring potential residents and fundraising resources, strengthened the Board of Directors, and is in the process of expanding program services to reach more than triple the number of women in the program by adding a second location.
For her professional development, Cheryll completed the Leadership NH program in the class of 2023, actively participates in a Seacoast group of Executive Directors, and serves on the Advisory Committee for the Statewide Opioid Abatement Community Grant Program.
After a colleague’s son was killed in an Osprey helicopter crash in 2022, Jennifer’s career took a new direction focusing on how grief, mental health challenges and stress show up in the workplace, and how traditional bereavement leave policies often fall short. As founder of YGM Consulting (Your Grief Matters), she equips organizations with the insight, resources and practical tools to address sensitive topics with confidence and foster a workplace environment where individuals feel understood and supported.
Jennifer is a speaker, certified grief educator and coach, adult mental health first aider, suicide prevention trainer, recovery friendly workplace advocate, and DISC behavioral analyst. She designs and facilitates tailored programs that empower organizations across industries to effectively navigate difficult conversations and support employees through stress, loss and change.
With a background in education, Jennifer is known for delivering engaging, accessible content that brings complex and often uncomfortable topics into the open — helping leaders build stronger communication, healthier workplace cultures and more resilient teams.
Mike CoteCote oversees New Hampshire Magazine, a monthly magazine on interesting people, places and happenings in the Granite state, and NH Business Review, a biweekly publication, covering all business-related news and events in New Hampshire. Additionally, Cote lead the editorial effort at 603 Diversity, a quarterly publication that shares the cultural contributions made by New Hampshire’s diverse communities. Cote also co-hosts the weekly “Down to Business” podcast with Managing Editor Amanda Andrews.
A Manchester, New Hampshire, native, Cote has worked for newspapers and magazines in both Colorado and Florida, such as ColoradoBiz and Naples Daily News. He started as a business and city editor at the New Hampshire Union Leader in July 2012 before being promoted to senior editor in May 2020. Cote also wrote a weekly column in the business section throughout his 11 years at the New Hampshire Union Leader. He received a bachelor’s degree in English and communication from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Colorado Boulder. Cote is also a member of Make-a-Wish New Hampshire’s board of directors.
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