Mental Health in the Workplace: Strategies for Employers, Employees, and the Self-Employed

Invest in wellness to reap benefits and profits. Business owners and managers, and the self-employed, take heed: In any given year, 20 percent of people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness. By age 40, about 50 percent of the population will have or have had a mental illness. With these numbers, the workforce cannot help but be impacted. This large number of people needs support and without it, their health and your business will suffer. Historically, we haven’t spoken about mental health, wellness, or even neurodivergency in public, but it’s time to drop the shame and instead, get ahead of it and offer support and resources. Workplace Mental Health: Strategies for Employers and Employees is written by Priscilla Omulo, an author with a wealth of experience providing Indigenous people and other individuals with assistance. This book will help equip employers, employees, and the self-employed with information, tools, and resources to be proactive and deal with issues before, during, and after their appearance. The current global climate drives home the need to create a supportive environment where everyone can do their jobs to the best of their abilities. There’s never been a better time to consider mental health and how it affects your business.