Social Responsibility Starts With Caring for Our Employees

Let's chat about why mental health in the workplace matters. No one likes to talk about it but the most proactive and forward thinking companies are seriously addressing mental health.
Here are some stats:

Depression will rank second only to heart disease as the leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020.

In response to "what would people think" people often conceal their symptoms and fail to seek treatment.

57% of graduating business students around the world claim their primary choice of employer will be one that creates and values a work/life balance

Number of days lost for short-term disability:mental health-72,heart disease-37
The direct cost for absenteeism in Canada accounts for 7.1% but when you factor in the indirect costs, you are looking at 17% of the total wage bill.

When we are faced with severe stress, our bodies respond by dumping an increased amount of cortisol and insulin in the bloodstream. Heart rate increases and our ability to problem solve decreases. It has been scientifically proven that if someone gets help immediately, the body responds immediately by calming down.
People need access to swift, trusted, confidential,anonymous, and safe counselling and coaching.