Ed Mantler, Vice President, Programs and Priorities@edmantler_MHCC
Mental Health in the Workplace: The New MHCC Standard
Stigma
500,000
$51 Billion
• Absenteeism• Presenteeism • Disability claims• Injuries / illnesses• Grievances /complaints• Turnover• Legal implications
The Cost of Doing Nothing
National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety
Psychological Support
Organizational Culture
Clear Leadership & Expectations
Civility & Respect
Psychological Demands
Growth & Development
Recognition & Reward
Involvement & Influence
Workload Management Engagement
Balance
Psychological Protection
Supportive Physical Environment
Factors Impacting our Mental Health at Work
Case Study Research Project
Three year national study (Feb 2014 ‐March 2017)
• Break down barriers to implementation and identify gaps and challenges
• Determine promising practices
• Build a strong business case for implementation
• Inform future revisions to the Standard
• Identify tools/resources to help with implementation
• Create a blueprint for future organizations that wish to implement the Standard
Following more than 40 organizations
Participating Organizations
Define a business case
Ensure commitment throughout the organization
Communicate widely and effectively
Build a psychological health and safety culture
Ensure adequate resources for implementation
Select the best actions for your organization
Consider psychological health and safety in times of change
Measure the impact of implementing the Standard
Sustain implementation efforts
Nine Promising Practices Uncovered
Three key
lessons learned
Ensure commitment throughout
the organization.
• Transformational leadership
• Employee engagement
• Clarity of implementation objectives
Commitment includes:
Communicate widely and effectively.
• Ongoing dissemination of information about psychological health and safety initiatives
• Use of psychological health and safety language
• Assessment of employee awareness (and trust)
Effective communication includes:
Ensure commitment throughout the organization
Select actions that fit your organizational
needs.
• Based on commitment and planning
• Supported by evidence of effectiveness
• Customized to fit the organization
• Evaluated
Successful and sustained implementation occurs when actions are:
Implementation Progress
60% 61%68%
40% 42%
55%
68%71%
66%
47% 48%
65%
75%78%
74%
58% 59%
72%
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40%
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60%
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90%
Commitment,leadership andparticipation
Planning Implementation Evaluation andcorrective action
Managementreview
Overall
Adhe
rence Scores in %
Elements of Implementation
Participating Organizations' Achievement Scores (aggregate) on the Implementation Phases of the Standard
Baseline Interim Final
Tools and Resources
Assembling the Pieces:
A practical guide to help employers implement the
Standard
Over 8000 downloads to date!
Approach to Implementing the
Standard:
1. Build you foundation
2. Identify Opportunities
3. Set Objectives4. Implement the Plan
Video Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NuAPXp8ohZmoVaECl6sRiV9lQ25XkId
Facilitator’s Guide:http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/default/files/2017‐02/Workplace%20Videos%20Facilitator%20Guide_ENG.pdf
Access Videos ‐ 13 Workplace Factors
Employee Orientation Tool
Online Employer Toolkit
Mental Health First Aid
The Working Mind:Workplace Mental Health & Wellness
• A structure exists to help guide your workplace mental health strategy
• Research shows it can be effectively implemented
• You have already started on your journey
• There are lots of existing tools and resources to help you move forward
Key Takeaways
Ed MantlerVice President, Programs and PrioritiesMental Health Commission of CanadaEmail: [email protected]: @edmantler_MHCC
Visit : www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
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