Suicide Understanding Suicide Approximately 4000 Canadians across all ages die by suicide each year. It is a major cause of preventable and premature death in Canada, accounting for 24% of all deaths among 15-24 year olds, and 16% among 25-44 year olds. A person will most often take their own life if [...]
Watch More Videos Below are more videos on mental health awareness and stigma reduction. These videos were created by Gamifi Inc., courtesy of the City of Ottawa’s Innovation Pilot Program. 1 Mental Health Awareness 2 Role of Stress 3.1 Understanding Mental [...]
Critical Event Planning Create a Critical Event Response Plan for Your Business You can’t guarantee that you or your staff will never be exposed to trauma in the workplace. But you can prepare, to help prevent the most debilitating effects of the trauma. This preparation may include training staff to respond in [...]
Provide Resources This website houses resource materials to help you and your staff learn more about workplace mental health, and build a proactive program. Use the search bar on the right, or at the top of every page, to search the resources database. Here are some example keywords you may want to [...]
Contributing Factors Is the workplace a factor in developing mental health problems? Both physical and mental health are affected by a large number of factors including: Age and gender Genetics Personal history (past trauma, learned coping mechanisms) Environment (air and water quality, exposure to toxins) Drugs (prescription, over-the-counter, illegal) Lifestyle (diet, physical activity, sleep, [...]
Stay with the person in crisis if possible. Tell someone to call 9-1-1. Ensure the person calling knows: Address (+specific location within address, if large facility) Description of what’s happening (especially if any violence is involved) Callback number Ask someone to meet the ambulance and guide them to your location. [...]
Mental Health Crisis Options Stay with the person in crisis if possible. Tell someone to call 9-1-1. Ensure the person calling knows: Address (+specific location within address, if large facility) Description of what’s happening (especially if any violence is involved) Callback number Ask someone to meet the [...]
ThinkMentalHealth.ca is a joint effort from Ontario Health and Safety System Partners to provide workplaces with the resources needed to better understand mental health and prevent mental harm. This site provides access to reputable and tested tools, models and frameworks. The tools found on the database have been reviewed to ensure they provide sound and practical [...]