The Biology Brief
Issue #12 · The Legal Landscape Edition · Week 12

Making the Business Case to Your Board

The evidence, the numbers, the legal exposure — everything your board needs to understand why this matters now.

📖 ~1,000 words ⏱ 5 min read By Sarah Scahill, RN
The evidence, the numbers, the legal exposure — everything your board needs to understand why this matters now.
This Week's Big Idea

**Boards respond to risk, cost, and competitive positioning. Here is how

to frame psychological health investment in all three.**


The Science You Need

The ROI calculation your board can follow.

The return on investment for structured burnout prevention is

well-documented. Research across healthcare, public sector, and human

services consistently shows:

> → For every \$1 invested in evidence-based psychological health

> programs, organizations see \$1.50–\$2.30 in return through reduced

> absenteeism, turnover, and presenteeism costs (Deloitte, 2019)

>

> → Organizations that achieve CSA Z1003-13 alignment show measurable

> improvements in engagement, absenteeism rates, and voluntary turnover


The HR & Legal Landscape
This Week's Action

THE SCIENCE YOU NEED

The ROI calculation your board can follow.

The return on investment for structured burnout prevention is

well-documented. Research across healthcare, public sector, and human

scripts, and practical frameworks for the conversations organizations
Sarah Scahill
RN · MHS · CPHR Candidate · CDMP · CCHNC-C
Founder, ExecRN Integrative Health Solutions
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