In 2016, the City’s senior staff decided to implement the National Standard for Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace. However, the City quickly realized that to get the ball rolling on implementing the Standard, they needed to foster leadership, commitment and participation of the 2,300+ employees and start the conversation of mental health in the workplace.
The Standard is a document that outlines a systematic approach to develop and sustain a psychologically healthy and safe workplace. It focuses on mental illness
The online Nanos Research survey of 1,004 people in Canada, 18 years of age and older, was conducted September 15-17, 2019. The results are statistically
This resources was published in 2020. The data may be out of date. Suicide is a complex and sensitive topic. Stories of suicide deaths or
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Canada is just the second country to legalize cannabis for non-medical use. This decision has created an unprecedented opportunity for research into the effects of
The MHCC is funding 14 two-year projects (2020-22) to address knowledge gaps in the relationship between mental health and cannabis among priority populations.
