The Weber Shandwick Collective in Asia Pacific Partners with This Can Happen on Workplace Well-being and Mental Health Support for Employees

This three-year partnership will provide the firm with effective solutions and support centering around the importance of mental health and well-being in the workplace

ASIA PACIFIC – 22 February 2023 – The Weber Shandwick Collective, today announced its partnership with This Can Happen, a solutions-led organisation assisting in managing mental health, well-being, and happiness in the workplace for the Asia Pacific region.

Expanding from an existing partnership with Weber Shandwick EMEA, This Can Happen helps employers and employees around the world create environments that promote mental well-being. Their goal is for businesses everywhere to build happier, healthier, more productive workplaces, where people can bring their whole selves to work. Weber Shandwick will work with This Can Happen to tailor initiatives that meet the needs of employees across the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership supplements the firm’s existing global mental health support, which includes the Employee Assistance Program and a global partnership with Millennial and Gen Z-driven mental health non-profit Project Healthy Minds.

The launch of the partnership was marked with a town hall featuring Minal Mahtani, CEO and Founder of OCD & Anxiety Support Hong Kong. Mahtani pioneered the Green Ribbon and Stamp Out Stigma campaigns in Hong Kong, which run annually during World Mental Health Month in October and is an integral member of the Asia Pacific mental health community.

“I am grateful for and inspired by the additional support of this partnership,” commented Tyler Kim, CEO, Weber Shandwick, Asia Pacific. “The past few years have been incredibly taxing on mental health across the region. It’s very important that our people feel empowered and supported in getting the help they need, and our partnership with the This Can Happen team will help enable that.”

Susie Bates, Chief People Officer, Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific region added, “Our employees are at the very center of our business, and our partnership with This Can Happen is one of several initiatives we are putting in place to support mental health awareness across our agencies. In today’s world, the challenges and changing work environments present an opportunity to be proactively engaged with all employees, across all levels, and in all cultures such that we continue to develop our Asia Pacific Weber Shandwick culture of celebrating differences, supporting authenticity, and fostering empowerment.”

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About This Can Happen
Mental health issues can affect one in four of us at some point in our lives* and are a leading cause of long-term absence from work.

This Can Happen helps employers and employees around the world create environments that promote mental wellbeing.

Our goal is to for businesses everywhere to build happier, healthier, more productive workplaces, where people can bring their whole selves to work.

We provide effective solutions and support to mental wellbeing leads, champions and employees – suitable for businesses of every shape and size around the globe.