Amazon Announces New Mental Health Benefit For U.S. Employees & Their Families

On May 20, 2021, Amazon, Inc. released information about its new mental health benefit, Resources for Living, available at no cost to its 950,000 employees in the United States, their families, and their households. Through the “Resources for Living” program, Amazon employees, their families, and anyone living in their homes have access to the following benefits:

Free one-on-one counseling sessions — three sessions per person, per topic. The sessions can be virtual or in-person. Amazon anticipates funding up to 24 million counseling sessions per year for its U.S. employees— delivered via in-person or by telephone . . .