Workplace Resources
Resources for Individuals
Below you will find a variety of online training modules with a focus on mental health if you want to expand your knowledge and understanding.
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In just 90 minutes online, LivingWorks Start trains participants to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and how to connect them to help and support. LivingWorks Start was developed with input from experts in suicide prevention, education, psychology, public health, social work, faith communities and the military.
This program employs a comprehensive 4-step model to equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify and respond to signs of suicide.
For more information, please click here.
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LivingWorks safeTALK is a four-hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help. Using a simple yet effective model, LivingWorks safeTALK empowers everyone to make a difference.
SafeTALK prepares anyone regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper.
safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize signs of suicide ideation and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources.
For more information, please click here.
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LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop that will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you’ll learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support.
Please click here for more information and to find a workshop near you.
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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), OpeningMinds.org/training/MHFA, is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved.
The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.
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This course emphasizes self-care and resilience to help individuals cope with stress and trauma. It includes both self-paced online modules and in-person training options, making it accessible for diverse needs, including workplace and community settings. Topics cover emotional regulation and how to support others in crisis situations
For more information, please click here.
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Recovery Colleges offer free mental health and wellness courses focused on personal recovery and skill-building. These are available in several provinces and include virtual and in-person classes on topics like mindfulness, stress management, and emotional health.
To find a Recovery College near you, please click here.
Are you a workplace looking to support your employees?
Did you know that mental illness costs $50 billion a year and affects 7.5 million Canadians?
That is approximately 20% of your workforce
Below is a variety of mental health organizations offer training to workplaces on mental health and wellness so that you can better support, protect, and accommodate the psychological health and safety of your team.
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Build greater awareness about mental health, reduce stigma, and create psychologically healthy and safe work cultures. Not Myself Today can help your team tackle issues like burnout and stress and learn how to support employees experiencing mental health challenges.
For more information, visit the Not Myself Today website by clicking here.
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Psychological Health and Safety (PHS) is a proactive systems approach focused on addressing work-related areas that contribute to mental health problems and supporting the creation of healthy, safe, and productive workplaces where people, including those who live with mental health problems, can thrive.
For more information on the program, click here.
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CMHA National offers Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate and Psychological Health and Safety: The Essentials. The Essentials training provides introductory information on psychological health and safety (PHS) and core elements of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the National Standard). The Psychological Health and Safety Professional Certificate is a much more in-depth look into psychological health and safety, and is designed for individuals who are working to develop a psychological health and safety management system in alignment with the National Standard.
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CMHA National offers a team of in-house Workplace Mental Health Specialists who will work with you to create customized training solutions tailored to your business, no matter its size.
The cost of lost productivity in Canadian workplaces is $17 billion per year1 and this is often due to lack of organizational support for workplace mental health. Employers feel the impact through things like low engagement, high turnover, and increased absences. If you’re motivated to improve this at your organization, we’re here to help.
Click here to contact our team to get started on making your organization a psychologically healthier, more productive workplace.
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THE TAKEAWAYS TOOLKIT PROJECT
The Canadian Mental Health Association and the Mental Health Commission of Canada collaborated to create the Takeaways Toolkit. The toolkit was informed by the MHCC’s 2018 Case Study Research Project (CSRP) on how 40 workplaces have implemented the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. Offering best practices and activities, The Takeaways Toolkit is meant to guide other workplaces to help put the Standard into practice.
Click here to get started.
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CAMH’s workplace mental health workshops and consulting services help leaders and staff recognize the indicators, apply the tools, and build the confidence to successfully address mental health issues and build psychological health and safety in the workplace. They offer the following:
Consulting & Mental Health Strategy Development
Mental Health Workshops for Employees
Mental Health Workshops for People Leaders
Click here for more information.
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Ontario Shores has been a leader in mental health training across Canada since 2015, training thousands of Canadians and hundreds of organizations.
Their team of instructors will work with your organization, big or small, to educate your workforce using evidence based and internationally recognized training programs.
For more information, visit the Ontario Shores website by clicking here.
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The Working Mind (TWM) is an evidence-based training program developed to initiate a shift in how you think, act, and feel about mental health. This foundational program is designed to provide practical knowledge and skills to reduce stigma.
Provided by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Click here to visit their website and learn more.
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The Resilient Minds® program increases the ability of first responders to:
Recognize effects of psychological stress/trauma in self and peers
Understand trauma-informed practices
Communicate with peers who may be struggling
Respond safely and appropriately to distressed citizens
Apply personal strategies for managing stress, mitigating trauma and boosting resilience
For more information, click here.
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This psychologically safe approach helps employees successfully meet job expectations. Develop an effective work plan for any employee, including those at work, returning to work, or needing accommodation.
Click here to learn more.
