Workplace Mental Health Training Your Employees Need
Declining mental health and the stigma of mental illness pose an expensive problem that hurts employees and undermines company culture.
Our innovative training programs provide employees, managers, HR personnel and leadership with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed to better respond to these complex workplace challenges.
A portion of all revenues are donated to the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Jason is grateful for the vital support he has received over the years from this program, and wishes to honour the dedicated staff who are so committed to helping their patients recover their full health.
It All Starts With Training.
Just like we need training to learn anything new, improving workplace mental health is a skill that needs to be taught and developed within an organization.
Awareness has brought attention to declining mental health in the workplace, but it is not enough. Companies need to take ACTION and provide their employees, managers, HR and leadership with the proper training to allow them to succeed in improving workplace mental health.
Once your workforce receives effective workplace mental health training, all other employee services – such as employee assistance programs, benefits and wellness initiatives – are far more likely to be utilized. Training will also help you build the right internal strategies to improve your response to mental illness, and ultimately eliminate stigma from your workplace.
DECLINING WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED
The prevalence of mental illness and the general decline in workplace mental health were already major challenges facing employers prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. In truth, our current reality poses a greater challenge to the workplace than most realize, resulting in lost productivity due to absenteeism, presenteeism, turnover and more. And all of these challenges are made worse by stigma.
Despite significant gains in awareness in recent years, mental health challenges as well as mental illnesses like clinical depression or anxiety disorder are still treated far differently than physical illnesses.
This is caused by stigma and fear of discrimination, which results in confusion, isolation and lack of support.
Consequently, far too many people are suffering in silence, avoiding treatment and trying to simply “soldier on.”
Now, more than ever, workplace mental health needs to be addressed. There is reason for optimism, however, because:
“While mental illness can be treated, stigma can be cured.”
What leaders say about StigmaZero
Some of our Clients
Stigmatized behaviour has no place in the Workplace.
While Mental Illness can be treated, stigma can be cured.
Part memoir and part how-to, this engrossing book is the culmination of a lifetime of unique personal experiences with illness by author, Jason Finucan.
As someone who has experienced both a major physical illness (heart defect leading to open heart surgery in 1988) and a major mental illness (bipolar disorder leading to hospitalization in 2005), Jason realized that the stigma still surrounding mental illness was unnecessarily making his diagnosis of bipolar disorder far worse than it needed to be. And this problem was happening everywhere.
Despite significant gains in awareness in recent years, mental illnesses like clinical depression or anxiety disorder are still treated far differently than physical illnesses, like cancer. As a result of the confusion, isolation and lack of support created by stigma, there is an increase in the number of people suffering with untreated mental illnesses or, tragically, dying by suicide.
In this book, Jason shares his alarmingly candid personal experiences with an engaging storytelling style. He offers insight on how we perceive illness in our society today, the important role of empathy, and what we can all do to effect change. His goal is for everyone to understand this important topic so they are empowered to make a real change and ultimately join his vision for future without stigma.
This is a mental health movement – and Jason wants you to be a part of it.
1 in 4
People will experience a mental illness in their lifetime
66%
Of managers reported not having training to intervene with employees showing signs of depression.
$925 Billion
Cost in USD for the 12 billion workdays lost each year to mental illness.
Jessica Harless
People Partner, North America
Epidemic Sound
“At Epidemic Sound, we chose to partner with StigmaZero because we care about the health and well-being of all our team members. Workplace mental health is an important issue for all employers to consider.
Based on feedback from our team members, StigmaZero’s training program offered a highly impactful learning experience. Now we have the knowledge and tools to have the difficult conversations necessary to work towards ending the stigma.
I highly recommend not only StigmaZero’s training, but also their team of professionals who have delivered a great customer experience.”
Benefits of a Stigma-Free Workplace
Reduce Presenteeism
Increase Productivity
Support Your Employees
Attract New Talent
Empower Your Workforce
Improve Company Culture