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Leaders, Let’s Talk: Why Mental Health Is a Retention Issue

Author
Joe Supervielle, Angelica Wedell, Adrienne Wise
Published
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://www.icma.org/podcasts

Key Takeaways for Retention and Workplace Wellness:

  • How mental health impacts employee engagement, retention, and workplace culture
  • Practical leadership strategies to create a mentally healthy environment
  • What leaders, managers, and peers can do to support each other
  • How local governments can address burnout—and prevent it from driving people away
     

Featured Guest:

Adrienne Wise – CEO of Wise Choice Counseling and Consulting Services; trauma-informed care consultant, emotional wellness expert, and global public speaker
 

Voices in Local Government Podcast Hosts:

Joe Supervielle and Angelica Wedell


Resources:

Mental health services from ICMA affinity partner, Cope Notes.

ICMA Annual Conference, October 25-29 in Tampa. With sessions on mental health in the workplace and more. Registration opens June 25.

Voices in Local Government: Mental Health Ask Me Anything with Johnny Crowder

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