Welcome to Workforce Solutions 

A stronger workforce starts with a healthier team. Substance misuse doesn’t just affect individuals — it impacts safety, productivity, and the bottom line. ICARE Workforce Solutions™ is here to help you prevent problems before they start.

ICARE Workforce Solutions™ is part of our Strategic Sobriety™ division, created by Dr. Jean LaCour and Cheryl Brown Merriwether to help organizations address substance misuse in the workplace before it becomes a crisis.

We developed this program because job performance, safety, and team morale can all be at risk when employees struggle to manage stress or emotions in healthy ways. Our approach offers practical tools and confidential processes that help businesses of all sizes to:

• Assess risk within the workforce
• Promote resilience to prevent substance misuse
• Protect employees and foster a supportive culture
• Increase engagement, health, and well-being
• Mitigate risk and potential liability
• Reduce financial loss linked to absenteeism, turnover, and productivity declines

Systemic, Ongoing Workplace Stressors

Chronic job stress isn’t just exhausting—it’s pushing people toward unhealthy coping strategies, with alcohol misuse among the top risks splashing across workforces nationwide.

The Current Picture

• About 50% of U.S. workers report moderate to severe burnout, depression, or anxiety, often driven by job demands and lack of control.
• 8.9% of employees have used substances at work (5.6% specifically reported drinking on the job).
• Workers struggling with alcohol use disorder miss, on average, 32 workdays per year—contributing to 232 million missed workdays annually and up to $81 billion in lost productivity.
• Alcohol misuse isn’t theoretical—it’s deadly. More than 178,000 Americans die each year from excessive alcohol use

Why This Matters for Employers 

• Burnout fuels risky coping—and alcohol is a common go-to in high-pressure jobs.
• Missing 32 days per person per year? That’s not just sick days—it’s stalled projects, disrupted teams, and mounting HR headaches.
• Alcohol death tolls keep climbing, reinforcing that this isn’t just HR drama—it’s a public health issue bleeding into the workplace.

According to the latest data mental health has hit an all-time low as the unpredictable circumstances of the pandemic linger. Employee burnout is emerging as a widespread health crises. Most notably, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and addiction have soared.

Let us help you assess your organization’s status and strategies to empower your managers and leaders with training and tools to help them build psychological safety, express compassion, actively listen, and increase addiction awareness among employees in remote and onsite environments.

To stay informed about how to:

• protect your company and your employees
• learn more about our introductory Strategic Sobriety Awareness Check Up™

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