{"id":161451,"date":"2022-12-27T04:45:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=161451"},"modified":"2022-12-27T04:45:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:45:20","slug":"central-announces-new-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/12\/27\/central-announces-new-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Central announces new partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Insurance has announced plans to partner with Westwood Behavioral Health Center to offer its Van Wert employees free outpatient therapy from local mental health providers as a way to better support their personal and professional well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe mental health is as important as physical health, but is often overlooked by employers,\u201d Jena Wierwille, Vice President of Human Resources said. \u201cHealth, social, and economic impacts have serious and far-reaching repercussions on our mental health and the demand for mental support services continues to grow. We place the health and well-being of our employees above all else, and are taking big steps to ensure they have access to the support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve partnered with Westwood to help eliminate barriers to mental health options\u2014from therapy to group workshops\u2014so our employees can live their best, most balanced lives,\u201d Wierwille added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, five mental health providers employed by Westwood Behavioral Health Center will offer a combined total of 30 therapy hours to Central employees. Located close to Central\u2019s campus, the Center ensures convenient access to in-person therapy and acute 24\/7 services. The company can also host on-site sessions focused on a range of topics to improve quality of life, such as managing day-to-day anxiety, parenting, and healthy social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWestwood is proud to partner with a local company like Central Insurance,\u201d said Mark Spieles, CEO of Westwood Behavioral Health Center. \u201cTheir investment to ensure access to mental health support and services is an example of their strong commitment to their employees and is a model for others to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership with Westwood is described as the newest addition to Central\u2019s comprehensive benefits package designed to meet evolving needs and foster a company culture that prioritizes the care of its people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Central Insurance has announced plans to partner with Westwood Behavioral Health Center to offer its Van Wert employees free outpatient therapy from local mental health providers as a way to better support their personal and professional well-being. \u201cWe believe mental health is as important as physical health, but is often overlooked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-26 10:02:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161452,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161451\/revisions\/161452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}