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Improve psychological health and safety in your workplace. Support employee success when mental health is a factor.

ALL TOOLS AND RESOURCES ARE FREE.

USE THEM TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Work and Volunteering: Being Supportive by Accepting Support
Work and Volunteering: Being Supportive by Accepting Support
We all need to feel that who we are and what we do matters. Having a purpose can help us through tough times as well as make the good times feel even better by giving us something to focus on outside of our own challenges.
Learn about the National Standard – Growth and Development
When a workplace values growth and development, workers are supported with their goals, including people skills, emotional skills, and job skills. Create a psychologically safe and healthy workplace using these tips from the National Standard.

April  

Workplace Wellness Program Ideas


Many organizations provide free and credible resources to help you plan workplace wellness activities. We have highlighted some of them here to help you develop and deliver a cost-effective program for your employees.

Themes and Ideas

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World Health Day<br />April 7


World Health Day
April 7
Daffodil Month


Daffodil Month

Team Building

Identifying & Overcoming Obstacles

Identifying & Overcoming Obstacles

Build problem-solving and communication skills to help identify and overcome obstacles at work.
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Break Activity

The World Loves a Smile

The World Loves a Smile

Smiling can lift mood and lower blood pressure. Wear your best smile at work.
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Latest News
  • Presented by The Mental Health Commission of Canada: Substance Use and Mental Health on Campus Engagement Event

    The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with key partners and funders, invites you to a Substance Use and Mental Health on Campus Engagement Event to inform a new Standard for Psychological Health and Safety for Post-Secondary Students (PSS Standard).

    Many post-secondary students experience concurrent issues of mental health and substance use. This breakfast event will be an opportunity to bring together diverse perspectives to contribute to a thoughtful dialogue about the intersection of mental health on campus and substance use and addiction (best practices, challenges, priorities, etc.) to inform the PSS Standard.
    Date:  Friday, May 24, 2019
    Time: 8:00AM – 11:00AM
    Location: Ryerson University, International Living Learning Centre, International Room, 240 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario  
    Breakfast and refreshments will be provided.
    Please note that this will be an English event. For those located outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and unable to attend in-person, a live-stream virtual participation option will be available.
     
    Please click thislinkto express your interest in attending this event in person at Ryerson or to express your interest in live streaming the event by Wednesday, May 1. Limited funds are available to subsidize participation, including travel and accommodations.

  • New brand, same commitment to your mental well-being

    Today, Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life announced they are coming together under one brand, the new Canada Life.

    What this means for the Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace and the Workplace Strategies for Mental Health website

    The financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians has always been a key driver for the family of companies, Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life. This hasn’t changed.

    We, the Centre for Mental Health, will continue to be a catalyst and innovator in workplace mental health, to develop new resources and to make them available for free to anyone.

    Thank you for your ongoing collaboration and use of the tools and resources that help support psychologically healthy and safe workplaces. If you want to know more about what the new Canada Life brand is all about, visit greatwestlife.com\welcome.

  • Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment

     The Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment website has been moved to a new home with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).

    To complete a new assessment, please create a new account at www.psychologicallysafeleader.com.

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