Who Benefits From Mental Health First Aid Training? March 23, 2021|Corporate Mental Health Before enrolling in any course, it’s important to know if the course will be an ideal fit for you. What knowledge will you walk away with? And is the course specifically designed for participants with your unique concerns or greater educational goals? …
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April 13, 2021|Corporate Mental Health As an employer, how comfortable are you talking about mental wellbeing in the workplace? This is an important question, as there’s a common misconception that mental health issues should not be discussed in a professional environment. This is absolutely not the case. We spend one-third of our lives at work, …
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The Untold Truth About Workplace PTSD May 11, 2022|Corporate Mental Health Trauma can stem from countless work-related experiences. Having a controlling and disrespectful boss. Losing a patient during surgery. Being harshly and chronically pressured to perform. Witnessing the sexual harassment of a colleague. Being subjected to constant threats that you’ll be fired. The list goes …
May 21, 2020|Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Use Why It May Be Harder to Cope With Substance Abuse During Coronavirus Isolation (And Where to Find Support) For an individual struggling with addiction, COVID-19 is a particularly challenging experience. The virus has resulted in a shift with regards to how some addiction programs and supports are delivered, …
Canada’s opioid crisis is a symptom of a much larger, unaddressed issue— our approach to treating chronic pain in our country. It is a prevalent misconception that opioid addiction primarily affects illegal drug users. Perhaps Canadians feel more comfortable dismissing opioid addiction as a “them” problem (“them” being illicit drug users), or perhaps many of …
