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Employers

• Success Story — A Workplace Culture of Openness
• Recognizing the Problem
  • How can I tell if someone is mentally ill?
  • Isn’t stress just part of any job?


• Talking to Your Employee
  • How can I approach an employee about their mental illness?
  • Where can I find help for an employee?


• Rights & Responsibilities
  • What is “reasonable accommodation”?
  • What if I have provided accommodation for an employee, and the situation is still not working out?
  • What are the accommodation rights and responsibilities of employers, employees, and unions?


• Accommodations
  • How can I support an employee’s return to work after disability leave for a mental health problem?
  • What kinds of accommodations are people with a mental health problem likely to need?


• Talking to Other Staff
  • One of my employees has a mental health problem. How can I explain the situation to other employees?
  • How do I introduce a new employee with a mental health problem, and how do I prepare my staff for his or her arrival?


• Prevention
  • How can the workplace contribute to or create mental health problems?


• Hiring
  • How can I approach hiring to include people with disabilities, including those with mental health problems?


• All Employer Questions

Employees

• Profile — Sandy Naiman
• Introduction
• What made Sandy's success possible
• How the Toronto Sun accommodated Sandy's illness at work
• Handling the Challenges
• Sandy's advice for employers

• Recognizing the Problem
  • Where can I find help?


• Talking to Your Employer
  • How can I tell my employer that I’m ill? What should I say?


• Rights & Responsibilities
  • Do I have to tell my employer that I’m ill?
  • What are the accommodation rights and responsibilities of employers, employees, and unions?


• Accommodations
  • What kinds of accommodations can I ask for?


• Talking to Co-Workers
  • How can I explain my mental health problem to co-workers?


• Prevention
  • How can the workplace contribute to or create mental health problems?


• Hiring
  • What should I say at a job interview?


• All Employee Questions

Mental Health Facts

• What is Mental Health?
• Why does Mental Health in the Workplace Matter?
• Fact Sheets
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  • Myths of mental illness
  • Stigma and mental illness
  • Stress

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