Mental Health in the Workplace - CMHA Nova Scotia Division

Workplaces can play an essential part in maintaining positive mental health. A supportive work environment fosters mental health, providing purpose and stability. Companies with high levels of mental health awareness report less absenteeism, higher employee retention and a stronger workforce.

Mental Health in the Workplace provides EMPLOYEES and EMPLOYERS with the tools and resources to successfully establish and maintain a healthy workplace.

NOTE: This session is not a clinical training, but rather an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and to provide participants with tools and resources.

We can offer a series of in-person interactive modules on mental health based on your training needs.

Mental Health Awareness: An interactive exercise where participants explore the mental health continuum and develop awareness around their own state of well-being, survival mode, and crisis, as well as things they can do to support their mental health in each state. (30 minutes).

The Determinants of Mental Health: An interactive learning session around the social determinants of mental health, demonstrating the numerous factors that are foundational to our mental health beyond the individual’s own strengths and capacities. This exercise builds understanding and compassion for the complex interplay between social factors and mental health. (30 minutes).

Communication Skills for Psychological Safety: This module supports participants in developing a set of skills they can use to support colleagues experiencing challenges with their mental health. Through trying out various responses, participants are guided to find ways of interacting that feel non-judgemental and compassionate and can help create a workplace culture of psychological safety. (45 minutes).

Burnout, Boundaries, and Self-Care: This module is a combination of PowerPoint presentations and interactive group work. Throughout, participants explore the concept of burnout – what it means and how it occurs – as well as strategies to prevent it, such as boundary setting and self-care. (45 minutes).

To request information please contact our Education and Training Team at education@novascotia.cmha.ca

Testimonials for Mental Health in the Workplace

“It was great to identify the unhealthy practices — and more importantly, discuss the good workplace habits that could benefit and create change. I found the segment on Presenteeism really interesting. We know that if we go to work with a cold, our work might suffer that day, and we cut ourselves slack. But when we’re feeling down, we don’t. This gave me a lot to reflect on.”

“I really enjoyed the break out groups. It was eye-opening to learn people aren’t alone as they think they are. “

“It [this workshop] is so practical, for my own mental health, for staff, and everyone around us, it’s just good training that we can use everyday.”