Tackling Mental Health Head On
Help Break the Stigma of Mental Health Issues
Suicide rates in the construction industry are 3 times the national average in Canada. We'd like to remind our Brothers and Sisters that there are resources they can use if they are in distress or even just need to talk.
Please view this important message from Brother Frank Hawk of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters. Let us all be our Brothers' and Sisters' keepers.
Mental Health Resources
Need Help or Experiencing Crisis
Mental Health Self-check tool.
The Lifeline Canada, list of Canadian Crisis Centres.
CamH concurrent mental illness and substance abuse issues. (and Find a CamH near you)
Help Guide Stress Symptoms, Signs, and Causes.
Grief
10 Ways You Can Support Someone Grieving During the Coronavirus Crisis
Resilience and Protecting Your Mental Health
The Road to Resilience, American Psychological Association
Coping Strategies For Better Mental Health
MHCC Self-care and Resilience Guide
Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Practice, MHCC, 2016
Implementing and Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace
National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
Learning and Guidance from the Government of Canada
Psychological Health in the Workplace.
Learning and Guidance from the World Health Organization
Mental Health at Work Fact Sheet
Promoting mental health: Concepts, emerging evidence, practice.
Risks to mental health: An overview of vulnerabilities and risk factors.
Guidelines on mental health. (and brief: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057944)