QUESTION: This is mental health month and we were wondering whether your company or organization has any formal program, such as an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) that aids troubled employees?
Yes: 55%
No: 45%
QUESTION: Do you believe that alcoholism or drug addiction as it relates to job performance is grounds for immediate dismissal?
Yes: 27%
No: 64%
Don’t know: 9%
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QUESTION: Do you believe an employer has a responsibility to offer treatment to an employee who demonstrates alcoholism, drug addiction or mental health problems?
Yes: 73%
No: 27%
Don’t know: 0%
QUESTION: Recognizing that most businesses and organizations are touched by episodes of mental illness, drug or alcohol abuse, how many work days would you estimate are lost annually in your business or organization as a result of these problems?
1 – 5: 45%
6 – 10: 9%
11 – 20: 27%
21 – 50: 18%
51 or more: 0%
The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries and businesses. All questions are chosen exclusively by the editor of the Providence Business News.
