First Step House and Odyssey House have been named Top Workplaces for several years, including 2022, and have seen some success in retaining and attracting new workers during a time when many behavioral health services are struggling to do so.
found that Utah and Wyoming “have the largest proportion of their populations living in mental health shortage areas.”
“We’re making progress,” said Emily Tillett, chief people and infrastructure officer for Odyssey House, “but it’s still not the same as it was even five years ago, when we had people lining up and down the street to work for us.” In evaluating the mental and physical drain on the staff, First Step House moved to a four-day workweek and Silvers cut back a little on her hours. That change allowed her to join a gym, go to yoga classes and take long walks with her dog while still getting about the same amount of work done.
Hamilton noted that while bosses shortened the workweek, they also raised pay. He said their lowest paid employee now makes nearly $19 an hour. She loves her job, in part, because “watching people’s lives actually get back on track, and then work through all their mental health issues that led to their substance use, really is very rewarding.”
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