In recent years, there’s been a significant shift in mental health awareness and its impact on the workplace – not only for employees, but also employers. The theme for Mental Health Week this year, running from May 6-12, 2024, is “the healing power of compassion”.
There are countless reasons, studies, and statistics indicating why mental health support is important, but how can you tell when your employees need additional compassion?
Some red flags to look for in your own organization:
🚩 Patterns or increases in absenteeism
🚩 Higher than average turnover rates
🚩 Rise in tension, conflict, or friction within teams or between employees and management
🚩 Decline in productivity and quality of work, or consistently missing deadlines
🚩 Lack of engagement or morale within the business
🚩 Stigma surrounding mental health and support
Once you recognize the signs indicating a need for mental health support in your organization, you can take the necessary steps to address these issues.
If your plan includes an Employee Assistance Program (EAP/EFAP):
With sparrow’s exceptional mental health support and work, health, and life resources, your employees can get support they need through:
- Effortless access to a qualified therapist within 24-72 hours, using sparrow’s network of over 5,000 qualified therapists across Canada
- Digital CBT support for those struggling with anxiety and depression
- Specialized mental health support for children
- Expert advice with sparrow’s health, career, and lifestyle coaching
- Legal and financial consultations
- 24/7 critical incident support to address urgent situations effectively
- Articles covering all aspects of life (parenting, burnout, financial tips, and more)
Updated October 17, 2024 to replace references of TELUS Health with sparrow. Contact your GroupHEALTH representative if you have questions.