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The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) has won a prestigious Platinum PR Award. The CDE’s “Mental Health at Work: What Can I Do?” PSA and supporting products took top honors in the Campaign of the Year – Other category. Sponsored by PR News, the Platinum PR Awards is a competitive awards program in the communications space, with winning entries representing excellence across people, teams and campaigns.

The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) has launched What Can State Agencies Do? – A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for State Agencies. Designed for state-level government agencies looking to engage in public education about disability employment, the guide reviews specific campaigns, products and resources offered by the CDE. It also explores the important role state agencies can play in raising awareness about the employment of people with disabilities, and specific steps they can take to advance supportive employment efforts in their state. Visit the CDE’s Resources for State Agencies page to access the guide and learn more.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched Mental Health at Work—a new initiative that connects work being done across DOL agencies to improve worker wellbeing, reduce stigma, and promote equitable access to mental health resources and treatment. As part of this, DOL developed a new webpage centralizing workplace mental health tools and resources.