What one county agency is doing to keep its employees whole

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From Cheryl Splain / Knox Pages: The Knox County Department of Job & Family Services has implemented a two-pronged approach to improve the wellbeing of employees. One addresses immediate needs through counseling and additional employee benefits and then a longer term approach seeks to reduce stress by coaching employees on self-care and guiding supervisors on how to better support employees.

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