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The Psychologically Safe Workplace

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There was a time when hard hats, posters and policies around lifting and hand washing weren't routine. We've come a long way in promoting workers' physical safety, but what about threats to psychological safety such as bullying, harassment, lack of support from co-workers and supervisors, poor and inconsiderate people management practices, and lack of control over growing and changing work demands?

Managing Mental Health in the Workplace: How to Talk to Employees, Deal with Problems, and Assess Risks

A succinct guide to

Warning signs of mental health problems in the workplace
Effectively approaching an employee who might have a mental health problem
Beginning the accommodation process

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The Workplace Health System

To achieve the goal of healthier Canadian workplaces, Health Canada has developed a comprehensive Workplace Health System. Canadian employers are using this System to put health programs and policies in place, and to integrate health considerations into their normal way of doing business. Canadian Mental Health Association has acquired the rights to the Workplace Health System and encourage businesses to take a broad health promotion approach (including mental health promotion) into their normal business practices.

*Note: This resource is also available in French at www.mentalhealthworks.ca/fr/workplace-health-system.

Working Through It ©

Burned out, stressed,and overwhelmed? Working Through It is a resource that can help employees to feel better and cope more effectively.

The resource, available in English and French, contains a series of videos as well as links to related resources, designed to speak directly to people struggling with mental health issues. Real people share their experiences of working through times of mental health pressures at work, off work and returning to work.

screenshot of Workplace Mental Health Promotion website

The focus of this online resource is on creating mentally healthy workplaces that promote positive mental health and well-being for all employees. Throughout the guide, additional information, tools and case studies are provided to illustrate the concept more clearly.

Mental Health Works. Complex Issues. Clear Solutions. Workplace Resource

A comprehensive resource guide, geared towards employers, for managing the productivity and performance of employees returning to work from a mental disability leave.

Workplace Strategies for Mental Health

Workplace Strategies for Mental Health is a website dedicated to helping all Canadian employers who wish to address mental health issues in the workplace.