Mental Health Resource Centre
Index
General Mental Health Information
Community Training
The National Standard on Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace
Mental Injury Toolkit
Accommodations for Workers with Mental Health Issues
Provincial, Territorial and Community Mental Health Links
Substance Use and Addictions
Violence in the workplace
Affiliate Union Resources
Video Resources
General Mental Health Information
Canadian Mental Health Association:
Being There ─ When Mental Illness Strikes Someone Near You
Mental Health Commission ─ Improving mental health outcomes for all
Guarding Minds at Work ─ A Workplace Guide to Psychological Health & Safety
Community Training
Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC):
- Mental Health First Aid
- Webinars
- St. John Ambulance also offers the MHCC’s Mental Health First Aid 2 day program
Canadian Mental Health Association runs a number of training programs – check with your local CMHA
The National Standard on Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace
Mental Injury Toolkit
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc.
Accommodations for Workers with Mental Health Issues
Job Accommodation Network (this is a US source, but the comprehensive list of suggestions can apply to any worker anywhere)
Provincial, Territorial and Community Mental Health Links
British Columbia
Alberta
Alberta Health Services – Addiction and Mental Health
Saskatchewan
Mental Health and Addiction Services
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Addictions and Mental Health Services
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Yukon
Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services
Northwest Territories
Health and Social Services – Mental Health
Nunavut
Department of Health – Mental Health
CMHA – Canadian Mental Health Association ─ your local CMHA can assist you finding local mental health and substance use resources
The following websites can help locate local mental health and addictions services in certain areas of the country:
- eMentalHealth.ca ─ Mental Health Services, Help and Support In Your Community
- 211
Substance Use and Addictions
- CMHA ─ Addictions
- CAMH ─ Mental Health & Addiction Information A-Z
- CUPE ─ Opioid Overdose Response
- CUPE ─ Occupational Opioid Exposure
- BCGEU ─ Stop The Fentanyl Crisis
Violence in the workplace
- Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Kit
- Domestic violence at work resource centre
- Violence. Not part of our job.
- Enough is Enough: Safe Workplaces for All
- ETFO Action on Violence in Schools
- Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment
- Make It Our Business: Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace
- ILO: Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
- Canadian Human Rights Commission: What is harassment?
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – Violence in the Workplace
- Government of Canada – Guide to violence prevention in the workplace
Affiliate Union Resources
ATU
BCTF
CFNU
CUPE
- https://cupe.ca/cupe-can-help-you-improve-mental-health-your-workplace
- https://cupe.ca/workplace-harassment-and-mental-injuries-examining-root-causes
- https://cupe.ca/opioid-overdose-response
- https://cupe.ca/occupational-opioid-exposure
- https://cupe.on.ca/antiviolence/
- https://cupe.ca/order/workplace-violence-and-harassment-prevention-kit-limit-15-kits-order
ETFO
- http://www.etfo.ca/SupportingMembers/Employees/PRSMattersBulletin/Pages/Member%20Mental%20Health.aspx
- http://etfohealthandsafety.ca/
- http://www.etfo.ca/SupportingMembers/Resources/Pages/BodyImageProject.aspx
IAFF
NUPGE
- https://www.nupge.ca/content/unions-leading-way-tackling-mental-health-issues-workplace
- https://nupge.ca/sites/default/files/documents/no_health_without_mental_healh_policy_paper.pdf
- http://events.nupge.ca/sites/default/files/documents/ptsd/draft%20-%20Report%20PTSD%20roundtable1.pdf
- https://fentanyl.bcgeu.ca/five_things_we_learned
- https://opseu.org/sector/mental-health/
- http://www.ohcow.on.ca/mit-video-series.html
- http://nsgeu.ca/health-safety/ohs-topics/
- http://nsgeu.ca/nsgeu-bully-free-workplaces/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLxxhyOMPg1q5jsZtgXSSSJ2ZNE4ni5zLh&v=nqPeZ6gb6kM
OECTA
OSSTF
- http://www.osstf.on.ca/publications/update/2016-2017/44-01/mental-health-matters-more-than-ever.aspx?class=socialmedia
- http://www.osstf.on.ca/-/media/Provincial/Documents/Resource-Centre/Briefs-and-Submissions/submission-on-well-being-in-our-schools-engagement-paper.ashx?sc_lang=en-CA
PIPSC
PSAC
- http://psacunion.ca/topics/mental-health
- http://psacunion.ca/mental-health-work-why-it-matters
- http://www.usge-sesg.com/en/psychological-trauma-widespread-in-federal-public-safety-employees
SEIU
- https://seiuhealthcare.ca/mentalhealth/
- https://seiuhealthcare.ca/covid-19-updates-and-resources/
- http://www.seiuhealthandsafety.org/category/workplace-violence/
TEAMSTERS CANADA
UFCW
USW
- http://www.usw.ca/act/campaigns/d6hcc/resources/dealing-with-mental-health-in-the-workplace
- https://www.usw.ca/news/media-centre/articles/2020/information-for-usw-members-in-canada-health-and-safety-during-covid-19
Video Resources
- TVO’s Workplace Mental Health
- The 5+ minute video on social determinants from the Nova Scotia Public Health
Short Anti-Stigma Videos