Depression: a business
problem that business can and must solve
Our mission is to advance mental health in the workplace.
In a typical year, 20 percent of Canadians experience some mental disorder. It may be the employee or someone in the employee’s family. Either way, it has a huge impact. People suffer. And distressed people are unproductive and incredibly expensive to your organization. Untreated depression costs Canada's economy as much as $14 billion a year.
It doesn't have to be like this.
Workplace mental illness is a business problem that business
can solve. Proper corporate policies and programs can help
troubled people come forward and get treatment. Read more...
New online forum for HR professionals,
managers and wellness workers.
Whether you provide EAP counseling, administer a workplace mental health program - or simply want your employer to take positive steps in this direction - you may feel that you are walking a lonely path. No longer! The BC Roundtable has created "Front Line" - an online advice and support group for you and your peers. "Front Line" lets you dialogue with others in a protected space.
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What 33 BC and Alberta employers are doing to advance workplace mental health.
The Roundtable and the Business Council of British Columbia have released a first-ever "report card" on steps major employers are taking toward workplace mental health.
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An action plan for building
mentally healthy workplaces
The Global Business Round Table and the BC Business and Economic Roundtable have released a detailed action blueprint for leaders of private and public sector organizations.
Click here to read it
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