Mental Health and Employment

Supervisory support is essential in any workplace setting. CBC wrote a compelling article on mental illness in the workplace. The article highlighted the barriers that workplace settings have in dealing with staff with mental illnesses. The lack of engagement or apathy in assisting staff under duress contributes to a toxic work climate. Through  training, resources, acknowledgement, and genuineness workplace culture with mental health would vastly improve.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/mental-illness-workplace-1.3295242

 

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/issues/workplace/national-standard