Mental Health Learning

October is Healthy Workplace Month! Visit the Healthy Workplace Month page to register for live sessions and take the Healthy Workplace Challenge to feel great at work.

ESDC's Mental Health Learning Path. A personal topic deserves a personal approach. Begin your journey today.

With all of the changes that have been happening around us, it is normal to feel confused, frustrated and/or stressed. Workplace Mental Health may be more important now than ever to help ESDC employees Respond to, Recover from, and Thrive in our "new normal".

To continue to support the well-being of ESDC employees, we are pleased to announce the arrival of the Mental Health Learning Path. This new tool allows you to filter through hundreds of Mental Health learning opportunities, resources and more, and discover learning options that respond to your unique needs.

Looking for more resources to help you best cope with the changes we're experiencing? Be sure to visit the Resilience Gym, where you can find tools, resources and daily practices that can help you work your resilience "muscles", to increase your capacity to withstand and manage stress brought on by change.

To find a resource:

  1. Use the filters below to best describe yourself and your learning requirements, then select the "Filter" button to view your personalized results.
  2. Select the "Register" or "Access" button to access the resource you are interested in.

Please note: You do not have to use all of the filters to initiate a search, but selecting at least one item per category will ensure more personalized search results.

Your privacy is our priority! All searches made on iService are completely confidential.

Some of the following learning activities are informal, so don’t forget to take credit for your learning by manually adding your activity to your learning history in Saba.

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List of Resources
OrderFormatResource TitleDurationRegister/AccessAudienceI am interested in resourcesI need Mental Health Resources forkeywords
1 Video 13 Factors: Addressing mental health in the workplace Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
2 Virtual Course Leading through the challenge of change - X165 1 hour Register Manager   Take preventative measures  
3 Reading Material Supporting employees through the emotional aspects of change Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
4 Virtual Course Self-improvement for Lifelong Success - W017 0.5 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
5 Virtual Course The impact of stress in learning and using a second language at work - 00040272 1.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
6 Website Learn about family violence Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
7 Virtual Course Learning for Teams: Health Canada Specialized Organizational Services (SOS) Variable Email to register Manager   Take preventative measures  
8 Website Canadian mental health association (CMHA) Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
9 Tool Tips on talking to someone in crisis during COVID-19 Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
10 Virtual Course At the end of my rope: managing stress and preventing burnout - 00040248 1.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
11 Tool Self-assessment activity: Preparing for the next phase of working in the time of COVID-19 0.25 - 0.5 hour Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
12 Tool Family self-assessment activity: Preparing for the next phase of living in the time of COVID-19 Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
13 Virtual Course Do We Have a Failure to Communicate? - C049 0.5 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
14 Podcast Podcast on Cybercivility Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
15 Virtual Course Building a strong relationship with one's manager for workplace wellbeing - 00002522 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
16 Tool Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
17 Virtual Course Think Well… Live Well! - 00003332 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
18 Virtual Course Taking Stock of Your Work/Life Balance - W015 0.5 hour Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
19 Tool Gratitude to go toolkit Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures Resilience
20 Reading Material Employee assistance program (EAP) newsletters Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
21 Website Office of informal conflict management (OICM) Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
22 Virtual Course Office of informal conflict management OICM 101 - 00021455 2.5 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
23 Website Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
24 Website Centre of expertise on mental health in the workplace Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
25 Virtual Course Talking Circle: A Learning Tool for Managers Variable Register Manager   Increase awareness  
26 Website Don't change much : where men go for health (resources for mental and physical well-being) Variable Access Employee Man Increase awareness  
27 Virtual Course Laser-Coaching for Managers 0.5 hour Register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
28 Virtual Course Coaching for supervisors - conflict management - 10001057 7.5 hours Register Manager   Taking action now  
29 Tool How to care for a child with COVID-19 at home: Advice for caregivers Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures, Taking action now  
30 Website Mental health commission of Canada Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
31 Virtual Course Communicate to resolve conflict - 00021452 1.5 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
32 Virtual Course Behaviours in conflict situations - 10001341 1.5 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
33 Virtual Course Understanding Unconscious Bias - W005 0.5 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
34 Reading Material Understanding and Coping with Loss and Grief Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
35 Tool Work/Life balance Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
36 Tool Mental health tips for working at home Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
37 Website Substance use affecting First Nations and Inuit Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Take preventative measures  
38 Virtual Course Building Meaningful Relationships with Your Employees to Promote Psychological Health - 10001041 1.5 hour Register Manager   Increase awareness  
39 Virtual Course Difficult conversations - 00040191 2.0 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
40 Website COVID-19: Resources for Indigenous youth Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
41 Reading Material Covid-19: Working remotely - Tips for Team Leaders Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
42 Reading Material Covid-19: Working remotely - Tips for Team Members Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
43 Virtual Course Creating a Respectful Workplace - G417 4 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
44 Reading Material Leading with Empathy through the easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Protecting, promoting and supporting psychological health and well-being Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
45 Tool Leading in uncertainty: Using the VUCA approach Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
46 Video Power Chat: Diversity and inclusion for mental health in the workplace 1.5 hours Access Employee   Increase awareness  
47 Video Power Chat: Change management for mentally healthy workplaces 1.5 hours Access Manager   Increase awareness  
48 Video Power Chat: The role of occupational health and safety committees in workplace well-being 1.5 hours Access Employee   Increase awareness  
49 Video Power Chat: Manager's role in building psychologically safe and healthy teams 1.5 hours Access Manager   Increase awareness  
50 Video Power Chat: measuring the success of the initiatives on healthier workplaces 1.5 hours Access Employee   Increase awareness  
51 Video Power Chat: implementing a health management and a psychological safety system 1.5 hours Access Manager   Increase awareness  
52 Video Power Chat: Best practices for disability management in the workplace 1.5 hours Access Manager   Increase awareness  
53 Video Power Chat: Workplace peer-support programs for mental health 1.5 hours Access Employee   Increase awareness  
54 Video Power Chat: How to develop authentic mental health leadership in the workplace 1.5 hours Access Manager   Increase awareness  
55 Video Power Chat on COVID-19 and mental health in the workplace 1 hour Access Employee   Increase awareness  
56 Website ESDC's Indigenous Employees Circle (IEC) Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
57 Website ESDC's Employee Pride Network Variable Access Employee Members of LGBTQ2+; Gender diverse person Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
58 Website ESDC's Employees with Disabilities Network Variable Access Employee Persons with a disability/disabilities Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
59 Website ESDC's Visible Minority Network Variable Access Employee Visible Minorities Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
60 Reading Material Employees expressing concerns / anxiety in the workplace Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
61 Tool Impaired at Work – A guide to accommodating substance dependence Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
62 Reading Material Responding to stressful events - 4 small guides Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
63 Reading Material Raising resilient children and youth Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
64 Website Lifeline Canada Foundation - Strategies to cope with and prevent depression Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
65 Virtual Course Unleashing Resiliency During Change - D050 1.75 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
66 Virtual Course How to manage difficult conversations - W009 0.5 hour Register Employee   Taking action now  
67 Virtual Course Disability management - 10001100 6 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
68 Video Mental health strategy in the workplace and the experience of the federal public service 2 hours Access Employee   Increase awareness  
69 Tool Canada's food guide Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
70 Tool Employee guidance on the loss of a colleague Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
71 Tool Employee guidance on the loss of a loved one Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
72 Reading Material Student guide: onboarding students during COVID-19 Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
73 Website Going remote guide Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
74 Reading Material Manager guide: Onboarding students during COVID-19 Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
75 Reading Material Manager's guide on human resources issues during a COVID-19 pandemic Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
76 Tool Manager guidance on the loss of an employee or of a loved one Variable Access Manager   Taking action now  
77 Virtual Course iResilience - 00010010 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
78 Website Kids Help Phone Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
79 Tool Kids Help Phone - Telephone Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
80 Tool Kids Help Phone - Text Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
81 Tool Mental health in the Workplace Booths Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
82 Tool The LifeLine application Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
83 Website Depression Hurts Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
84 Reading Material Mental health Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
85 Virtual Course Mental Health: Psychologically Healthy Workplaces - Z043 1 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
86 Virtual Course Mental Health: Awareness - Z041 0.5 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
87 Virtual Course Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms and Solutions - Z067 1 hour Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
88 Virtual Course Mental Health: Communication Strategies - Z087 1 hour Register Manager   Increase awareness  
89 Virtual Course Mental Health: Health and Wellness Strategies - Z042 1 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
90 Virtual Course Mental Health in the Workplace: A Shared Responsibility! - 10001181 1 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
91 Reading Material Your family's mental health - Covid-19 resources for parents and children Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
92 Website Workplace Mental Health Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
93 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Supporting employees and teams Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
94 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Balance family life Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
95 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Learn fro trusted sources Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
96 Tool Family violence during COVID-19 pandemic Variable Access Employee   Taking action now  
97 Virtual Course Promoting Happiness in Everyday Life! - 00014707 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
98 Reading Material Pet bereavement - a genuine grief response Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
99 Virtual Course The Power to Bounce Back: Being Resilient - D016 7.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
100 Website Manager to Manager Network (M2M) Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
101 Virtual Course The role of a coaching attitude in our communications - 00013066 3 hours Register Manager   Taking action now  
102 Virtual Course The many approaches to facing workplace conflict - W016 0.5 hour Register Employee   Taking action now  
103 Tool Links and tools for mental health Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
104 Website LifeSpeak Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
105 Tool Hope for Wellness Help Line Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Taking action now  
106 Tool Virtual Team Charter Guidelines Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
107 Website Coronavirus (COVID-19) : working remotely Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
108 Virtual Course Workplace accommodation for federal public service employees - C345 1.5 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
109 Website Health and wellness for public servants Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
111 Website Duty to accommodate (DTA) Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
112 Website World Health Organization Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
113 Tool Job aids - to help you carry out your everyday responsibilities Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
114 Website ESDC's Workplace Mental Health Journey Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
115 Reading Material Mental Health Passport Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now Resilience
116 Reading Material Plan for resilience Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
117 Tool Check-In tool: long version Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures Resilience
118 Tool Check-In tool: short version Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures Resilience
119 Reading Material For managers: going remote guide Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
120 Video Power Chat Inventory - Federal Workplace Well-Being Network (FWWN) Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
121 Virtual Course Staying Balanced in a Shifting World - W013 0.3 hour Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
122 Website Suicide prevention in Indigenous communities Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Take preventative measures  
123 Website Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
124 Website Peer Support Program (PSP) Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
125 Tool Workplace health and well-being promotion - getting started Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
126 Website Promoting mental health and resilience Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
127 Reading Material Promoting positive mental health Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
128 Virtual Course Leveraging Emotional Intelligence - W010 0.5 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
129 Website Information for Government of Canada employees: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
130 Website Federal Workplace Well-Being Network (FWWN) Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
131 Virtual Course Take a Deep Breath and Manage Your Stress - W014 0.5 hour Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
132 Website Caregiver resources Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
133 Virtual Course Embracing a Balanced Life, Everyday Stress Management - 00003967 1.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
134 Tool First Nations and Inuit health regional offices Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Taking action now  
135 Website Man's Health - Movember Variable Access Employee Man Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
136 Virtual Course Workplace Mental Health: Resources at your Fingertips! - 00035412 0.75 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
138 Website Mental health and wellness Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness  
139 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Manage psychosocial risks Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
140 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Get help Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
141 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Caregiving while working Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
142 Website Mental health and COVID-19 for public servants: Protect your mental health Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
143 Website Getting closer to one's culture Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Increase awareness  
144 Virtual Course Group consultation session for managers Variable Email to register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
145 Virtual Course Self-planned learning sessions - SOS and Health Canada Variable Email to register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
146 Tool Health support services Variable Access Employee Indigenous persons Taking action now  
147 Virtual Course Be Happy First: Breakthrough Performance In Times Of Change - 00034747 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness  
148 Website Workplace Strategies for Mental Health Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
149 Reading Material Testimonials Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness  
150 Virtual Course Working with resistance in our relationships - 10001343 1.5 hours Register Employee   Taking action now  
151 Reading Material Working remotely: tips for staying productive Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures  
152 Tool Orientation Package to Support the Easing Of Restrictions at Federal Worksites Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
153 Website Find mental health in your area - eMentalHealth.ca Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
154 Tool Finding opportunities in challenging times: Guide to meaningful conversations: A coaching approach 1 to 1.5 hours Access Manager   Take preventative measures  
155 Virtual Course An introduction to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - 00003963 1.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
156 Virtual Course You are not alone: Testimonials from your peers - 00056988 1 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness  
157 Virtual Course Stress and psychological health at work: a question of balance - 00040258 1.5 hours Register Employee   Take preventative measures  
158 Website COVID-19: Learning resources Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
159 Website Self-planned learning sessions - SOS and Health Canada Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures,Taking action now  
160 Tool Mental Health Continuum - Manager's Tool Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
161 Tool Mental Health Continuum - Self Awareness Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
162 Video Train the Brain - Anxiety 0.2 hour Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
163 Virtual Course Check-In Tool Session for all Employees - 0000077972 1 hour Register Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
164 Virtual Course Check-In Tool Session for Managers - 0000081208 1.5 hours Register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
165 Reading Material Challenging Troublesome Thoughts Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
166 Virtual Course Workplace Mental Health Workshop Part 1: Identifying our Challenges and Needs - 0000078568 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
167 Virtual Course Workplace Mental Health Workshop Part 2: From Awareness to Action – Acknowledging Grief and Loss as We Create the Work Environment We Want - 0000078569 1.5 hours Register Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
168 Reading Material Create a Wall of Gratitude Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
169 Reading Material Plant Something Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
170 Tool Strategy Triage Tool Variable Access Manager   Take preventative measures Resilience
171 Reading Material Work Together on a Puzzle Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures Resilience
172 Reading Material Tame Your Self-Talk Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
173 Reading Material Building Your Emotional Vocabulary Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
174 Reading Material Link Emotions, Thoughts and Behaviours Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
175 Reading Material Identify Your Values Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
176 Reading Material Practice Strengths Spotting Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness Resilience
177 Reading Material Empathetic Leaders Variable Access Manager   Increase awareness Resilience
178 Reading Material ESDC Recognition Policy Variable Access Employee   Take preventative measures Resilience
179 Reading Material Call a Friend Variable Access Employee   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures Resilience
180 Virtual Course Building a Culture of Trust - 0000080934 2 hours Register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
181 Virtual Course Supporting a Healthy Workplace: Group discussion on managing challenging workplace issues - 000081433 4 hours Register Manager   Increase awareness,Take preventative measures  
182 Virtual Course Having Productive Conversations - 0000080893 2 hours Register Manager   Increase awareness  
183 Virtual Course Coaching Program for Managers with a Focus on Mental Health - 0000080940 1 à 1.5 hours Register Manager   Increase awareness  

The Mental Health Learning Path is created by ESDC employees, for ESDC employees! If you have any suggestions or feedback, please contact the College GD Mailbox.

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