PART
ONE
Executive summary
Nearly 7 million Canadians will experience
a mental health problem in any given year.
The total economic costs of mental illness
in Canada is estimated at $50 billion.
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In other words, workplace mental health impacts everyone – including your business.
A recent analysis from Deloitte Insights
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found that for every $1 invested in workplace
mental health, the median yearly return is $1.62. Our free guide What to Consider When
Implementing a Mental Health and Safety Program in Your Workplace aims to provide you
with an introduction to workplace mental health exploring the following topics:
PART
ONE
Our definition of health and safety includes mental health – does yours?
Historically, employers defined health and safety in terms of ensuring a physically
safe workplace for employees. In the last decade, this definition has broadened
to include employees' psychological health. This important shift recognizes not
only an employer's legal responsibility in the duty of care for their workers, but
the significant impact that mental health has on workplace productivity.
PART
TWO
Building the healthy workplace
Research has demonstrated a 230% return for every dollar that employers invest
in creating a psychologically safe workplace. Investing in a workplace mental
health program focused on prevention takes time, careful strategy, and clear
communication among all staff.
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ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY &
PREVENTION SERVICES (WSPS)
WSPS works with your business
to help reduce the risk of
occupational incidents to
create better workplaces for
the future. As the largest
health and safety association
in Ontario, we support over
167,000 member firms and
4.1 million workers in the
manufacturing, agricultural
and service sectors.
Meet the WSPS Workplace
Mental Health Team
Krista Schmid – Specialized Services Lead,
Healthy Workplace
Kristy Cork – Specialized Consultant
(Healthy Workplace)
Esther Fleurimond – Specialized
Consultant (Healthy Workplace)
Danielle Stewart – Health & Safety
Consultant (Workplace Mental Health)
Janet Carr – Health & Safety Consultant
(Workplace Mental Health)
Katie Bobra – Health & Safety Consultant
(Workplace Mental Health)
Alexandra Petrisano – Health & Safety
Representative (Workplace Mental Health)
CANADIANS
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in the Workplace
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Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2013). Making the Case for Investing in Mental Health in Canada.
Retrieved from https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/node/5020
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Making the Case for Investing in Mental Health in Canada, Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2014.
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Deloitte Insights, The ROI in workplace mental health programs: Good for people, good for business, 2019.
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PwC Australia. (2014). Creating a mentally healthy workplace Return on investment analysis.
Retrieved from https://www.headsup.org.au/docs/default-source/resources/beyondblue_workplaceroi_finalreport_may-2014.pdf.
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