WORKERS' COMP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Specialized Mental Healthcare for Injured Workers
Guiding Star Mental Health provides licensed teletherapy and psychological evaluations for workers’ compensation patients, helping injured workers recover and helping the referring medical providers, adjusters, and case managers move cases forward with confidence.
60–70%
shorter claim duration when behavioral health care starts in the first 90 days
OUR SERVICES
Three connected services, one coordinated plan
Guiding Star delivers comprehensive behavioral health care for injured workers, built around three connected services.
WHO WE WORK WITH
A behavioral health partner
for the whole claim team
Guiding Star provides telehealth services to injured workers across our national footprint, including California, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and states across the Northeast and South Central U.S.
Case Managers & Adjusters
Workers’ comp case managers and adjusters who need their clients evaluated, treated, and documented by credible licensed clinicians.
1
Medical Clinics
Treating medical providers who need a behavioral health partner for injured workers whose recovery has a psychological component.
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WHY EARLY INTERVENTION MATTERS
Mental health is a core part injury
recovery — not an afterthought
Why timing matters the single strongest data point for referrers:
Behavioral health treatment within the first 90 days of a claim has been shown to reduce claim duration by 60–70% and improve return-to-work outcomes. Delayed mental health treatment is associated with claims lasting more than three times longer.
1 in 3
people experience major depression or PTSD after a traumatic injury. 1
35%
of injured workers in rehabilitation show symptoms consistent with PTSD, often tied to chronic pain. 2
45%
greater odds of depression for injured workers than non-injured workers. 3
3 x
longer claims when mental health treatment is delayed. Early care changes the trajectory. 4
SOURCES:
1 A U.S.-based study found that one in three people will experience major depression or PTSD after a traumatic injury. Corroborated by injured-worker-specific research where one third of injured workers screened positive for symptoms of depression. Healthesystemsnih
​2 In a sample of injured workers receiving workers' compensation, 34.7% reported symptoms consistent with PTSD. Cmsatoday
3 One large-sample study found 45% greater odds of depression in injured workers compared with non-injured workers. PubMed
4 Claims with delayed mental health treatment often lasted more than three times longer than those without mental health components. LawInfo
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