While it’s now been several years that employees’ mental health is more at the forefront for organizations, 91% of companies still plan to invest more in mental health in the workplace in 2024 and beyond. This makes sense as 74% of workers say their mental health at work is poor (40%) or fair (34%).

Employees put significant value on mental health in the workplace, as findings showed that the majority of employees (79%) prioritize their work well-being more than getting a promotion (43%) or a raise in salary (36%).

Introducing our New Lunch and Learn Series for Mental Health in the Workplace

We are excited to announce a new lunch and learn series for mental health in the workplace with our resident Psychologist, Nicole Legg. This is a 4-part lunch and learn series (available in-person in the Vancouver area or virtually everywhere else) to dive deep into supporting employees’ mental health. Each session is one hour, including a Q&A, and is done in a workshop style, with employee participation and real-life examples and exercises throughout.

When you decide to run this lunch and learn series on mental health in the workplace with us, we will provide you with ready-to-go promotional materials so that it’s as hands-off for you as possible. Then, we’ll also provide a session recording (if done virtually) for any employees who missed the session. Here’s what your employees will learn:

Session 1 - Intro to Mental Health

• Understand what mental health is and be able to describe it to others
• Be able to identify biological, social, and psychological factors that impact mental health
• Learn about who is most affected by mental health, and risk factors for mental health concerns that can be addressed
• Activity: Identify factors that impact your mental health the most, and create a personalized plan for how to bolster/address these factors

Session 2 - Self Talk & Mental Health 

• Learn the cognitive-behavioural model of mental health
• Identify the role that self-talk holds in mental health
• Learn to change self-talk to support mental health
• Activity: Practice changing self-talk in your "stuck" situations to support you in thriving

Session 3 - Self Care & Mental Health

• De-bunk common myths of self-care and learn what effective self-care is
• Learn about the role of values in self-care
• Learn how to identify self-care activities that work for you
• Activity: Identify top values and create and individualized self-care plan

Session 4 - Identifying and Discussing Mental Health Concerns

• Learn how to identify changes in one's own and others' mental health
• Learn how to discuss and describe mental health in a way that is inclusive and accurate
• Learn how to approach, address, and navigate conversations about mental health with others
• Activity: Practice initiating and navigating a conversation about mental health that is empathic, sensitive, and appropriate

What’s Included in the Lunch and Learn Series for Mental Health in the Workplace

Once you’ve decided to book the series, we’ll select dates together and create promotional materials for you. If it will be done virtually, we’ll provide a recording of the session to you and a copy of the slides. Afterward, we’ll also summarize the feedback survey responses for you.

Click here to get in touch about booking this series for your organization.