Centre of Expertise on Mental Health in the Workplace
If you are in distress, please contact your Employee Assistance Program or Crisis Services Canada. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.
Services and information
Resources for organizations
Find information to help develop your organization’s action plan.
Resources for managers
Find information to help managers understand and manage issues related to mental health in the workplace.
Resources for employees
Find resources and tools to help you improve and maintain your mental health.
Learning and training
Register for courses and events related to mental health.
Our commitments
View the Government’s commitments to support mental health and wellness in the workplace.
The Federal Workplace Mental Health Checklist
Results of the 2019 comprehensive survey on mental health in the federal workplace.
Collective agreements
Learn about health and well-being provisions in your collective agreement.
Pension and benefits
Get information on health and other benefits offered by your group insurance benefit plans.
Be a mental health LEADER
Tips to support psychological health and safety in the workplace.
Preventing burnout
Steps to reduce your risk for burnout, support colleagues and manage team workload.
Mental health supports for managers
Learn how to maintain your own mental health, as well as support employees and teams.
Mental health for public servants: Coping with workplace changes
Tips to maintain self-awareness, stay connected and navigate change.
Contributors
What we are doing
News, promotions and public awareness
Policies and guidance
Publications
- Building Success: Guide to Establishing and Maintaining a Psychological Health and Safety Management System in the Federal Public Service
- Technical Committee Report to the Steering Committee on Mental Health in the Workplace – April 2016
- Technical Committee Report to the Steering Committee on Mental Health in the Workplace – September 2015
Features
The Faces of Mental Health in the Public Service
As part of Bell Canada’s efforts to reduce the stigma of mental illness, the Government of Canada’s Center of Expertise on Mental Health in the Workplace invites you to join the dialogue in building a mentally healthier, safer, collaborative, inclusive and respectful workplace.
Annual Mental Health Week
Find information about the Canadian Mental Health Associations’ Annual Mental Health Week.
Building Success: A Guide to Establishing and Maintaining a Psychological Health and Safety Management System in the Federal Public Service
Read the third Technical Committee Report to the Steering Committee on Mental Health in the Workplace.
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