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Workplace training among Ontario’s mental-health support for frontline health-care workers

mdunne — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:00:26 +0000

Ontario is revealing more about its previously announced plans to spend $12.4 million on more mental-health and addictions supports for frontline health-care workers. Following the provincial government’s announcement in its fall economic statement, it said Tuesday it will invest $5.9 million in services offered through hospitals, such as self-referral and intake services, online discussion groups and confidential clinician support. […]

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Ontario investing $12.4M in mental-health support for frontline health workers

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:00:13 +0000

The Ontario government is promising to expand mental-health and addictions support for frontline health and long-term care workers by investing $12.4 million over two years. In its fall economic statement, delivered Thursday, the province acknowledged the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on these employees’ physical and mental well-being. “The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a significant […]

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Employers enhancing mental-health benefits over next three years, finds survey

bwolfe — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:00:35 +0000

Over the next three years, 67 per cent of plan sponsors said they anticipate investing money and/or staff resources in wellness areas outside of their health benefits plan, with 51 per cent focusing on investments in emotional or mental health, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found 14 per cent of plan sponsors […]

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Assessing mental-health offerings for plan members with moderate to severe symptoms

bwolfe — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:54 +0000

The pandemic has taken a dramatic toll on the well-being of Canadians, but one of the most notable trends has been its impact on employees with pre-existing mental-health challenges, said Lanie Schachter-Snipper, registered psychotherapist and national director of outpatient services for EHN Canada, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at Work conference in late February. […]

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The business case for addressing chronic health issues

bwolfe — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:04 +0000

Public companies that invest in their people have three times’ the return on their stock price of those that don’t, making a clear case for investing in plan members’ health needs and disability prevention strategies, said Tyler Amell, adjunct faculty at Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at […]

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Majority of Canadians experiencing mental-health issues not seeking help: survey

bwolfe — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:35 +0000

More than half (54 per cent) of Canadians experiencing mental-health issues haven’t sought medical support, according to a new survey by Sun Life Financial Inc. Of those Canadians who haven’t sought support for a mental-health issue, 31 per cent said they felt they didn’t need help, while 25 per cent said they couldn’t afford it and […]

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Changes to employment status, high-risk jobs affecting Canadians’ anxiety levels: survey

mschmit — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:15:31 +0000

A quarter (26 per cent) of Canadians indicated moderate to severe anxiety levels, 23 per cent said they felt lonely occasionally or most of the time in the past week and 20 per cent reported feeling depressed occasionally or most of the time in the past week, according to a new survey by the Centre […]

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Treatment access, innovation integral to supporting employee mental health

mschmit — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:49:43 +0000

Mental-health symptomology — such as difficulty concentrating, feelings of isolation and lack of motivation — is incredibly impactful in the workplace and makes it difficult for people to function at or return to work. “There’s no question that anxiety and depression are very prevalent in the Canadian workplace and are very relevant to plan sponsors,” […]

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What is the plan sponsor’s role in mitigating the opioid crisis?

mschmit — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:15:29 +0000

There were almost 4,000 opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2017, according to Health Canada statistics released in June. Meanwhile, in the United States, a new survey by the National Business Group on Health found 60 per cent of large employers had experienced at least one issue stemming from prescription opioid misuse or abuse in the workplace. Forty […]

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