“Mental health is the greatest health challenge of our time,” Denise Lo, Chief Partnerships Officer of CAMH Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), told benefits advisors at Benefits Alliance’s 2023 Spark...
Psychologist Carmen Bellows is on a mission to make it easier for Canadians to travel what she calls the “mental health roadmap.” As a Director of Mental Health Solutions for Sun Life, she knows firsthand the huge difference that employers can make. Take 5’s...
Advisors stepping up for mental health When Christine MacDonald talks about mental-health benefits during education sessions for employees, she can sense the increase in attention. More eyes are on her, some with eyebrows raised or brows furrowed. When she asks for...
By: Christine MacDonald The Mental Health Committee created a resource guide to help Benefit Alliance Advisors. Employee mental health is critical to having a healthy and productive workforce. We are seeing post covid that the cost of leaves from work due to mental...
Working Canadians want and deserve to work in psychologically safe workplaces. In simple terms, this means you’re supported to do your job well – and accountable for treating others well – at work. For almost 15 years, WORKPLACE STRATEGIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH has been...