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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read May 3, 2012

Slaw: Psychological health and safety: An action guide for employers

On April 27, 2012, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) launched Psychological Health and Safety: An Action Guide for Employers to help Canadian employers protect their employees’ mental health. The guide was co-authored by Merv Gilbert, PhD, and Dan Bilsker, PhD, from the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, with support from MHCC’s Workforce Advisory Committee.

The guide is meant to promote mental health concerns in Canada by helping employers understand the critical role workplaces play in the psychological health of all Canadians in recovery and prevention and the expanding impact on the safety, productivity and effectiveness of the workplace, which I’ve discussed previously on Slaw here and here.

Among other things, the guide outlines 24 practical actions as well as recommendations employers (of all sizes and in any sector or location) can take.

Employers are increasingly identifying the need … Continue reading “Slaw: Psychological health and safety: An action guide for employers”

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / employees’ mental health, employment law, mental health, psychological health and safety, psychologically healthy and safe workplaces, workplace mental health

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read June 23, 2011

Slaw: Federal government launches workplace mental health standards initiative

Since the economic burden of mental disorders in Canada has been estimated at $51-billion per year, with almost $20-billion of that coming from workplace losses, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has launched a collaborative project with the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and the standards division of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Standards) to create a voluntary national standard for mentally healthy workplaces. The standard aims to...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Bureau de normalisation du Québec, Canadian Standards Association, corporate social responsibility, Disability, Employers facing a perfect storm of mental illness liability, employment law, Health Canada, HRSDC, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, mental health, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Mental Injury and the Law in Canada, national standard, psychological health and safety, Public Health Agency of Canada, Stress at Work, workplace mental health, workplace mental health standards initiative

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