Headway Work-Life Balance & Wellbeing

What are some of the key ways Headway invests in the well-being of your employees? Be specific.

In 2023, Headway’s people team overhauled our benefits offerings by listening to and incorporating employee feedback and partnering with benefits brokerage partner Nava. Headway expanded our family leave policy from 13 to 16 weeks, introduced a partnership with Carrot which offers fertility and family forming benefits, increased our employer contribution to healthcare premiums for family plans and rolled out employer-paid life insurance and disability insurance.

In addition, we expedited benefits eligibility for new hires to ensure they have coverage on day one of employment versus having to wait until the following month.

Other ways that Headway invests in our employees is by offering flexible PTO, an annual work-from-home stipend, a monthly telecommunications stipend, an annual professional development stipend and a monthly commuting reimbursement for our two offices in New York and San Francisco.

The last couple of years have been especially taxing on people's physical and mental health. How has Headway adapted or expanded its benefits offerings to support employees' needs and meet them where they are?

As a company whose mission is to build a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access, Headway strives to live our values by ensuring that employees have affordable and easy access to mental healthcare. We do this through a few ways: In addition to providing standard offerings such as an Employee Assistance Program, Headway generously reimburses out-of-pocket therapy costs for employees, up to IRS limits, to minimize the expense of mental healthcare. Headway also encourages employees to block their therapy session times on their calendars during the work day to ensure that all employees have the space they need to attend their sessions and prioritize their mental health.