Organizational Health Inc.: Workplace Mental ... - Health and Fitness

TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 04, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) ?
In an effort to address good mental health and promote healthy work
environments for employers in Canada, Organizational Health Inc.
(OHI) today announced three new mental health prevention and
promotion programs: ?Complex Issues. Clear Solutions.?, ?Mental
Health First Aid?, and ?Beating the Blues?.

According to a 2010 study by the Mental Health Commission of Canada,
mental health is the leading cause of both short-term and long-term
disability within Canadian companies, amounting to escalating
benefits costs, increased absenteeism, and decreased productivity and
revenue.

?The research shows that traditional approaches haven?t worked and
employers are eager to learn new skills to help employees maintain
good mental health in the face of a demanding work environment,? says
Darren Harris, Vice President, OHI. ?Mental health must be at the
forefront of health and wellness programs. To that end, we
substantially bolstered our resources to offer employers even more
practical and hands-on programs to deal effectively with workplace
mental health issues.?

OHI recently partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association
and Mental Health Works to deliver the award-winning program,
?Complex Issues. Clear Solutions.?. OHI?s trained instructors deliver
the program designed for front-line managers. The full-day (or two
half-day) program deals with a variety of real-world scenarios such
as:

          --  Discussing sensitive or contentious concerns with employees         --  Resolving conflicts         --  Separating performance issues from health issues         --  Creating accommodation strategies that work         --  Avoiding discrimination and human rights violations 

In keeping with educating employers on how to deal effectively and
respectfully with mental health issues, OHI invested in certifying
its staff to deliver the 12-hour interactive course, ?Mental Health
First Aid?. Businesses understand the value of having physical first
aid policies in place to help employees in times of need and ?Mental
Health First Aid? serves the same important purpose:

          --  To recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems         --  To preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others         --  To provide immediate help and guidance towards professional assistance             to prevent the problem from intensifying 

OHI?s third new program, ?Beating the Blues?, aims to help individuals
suffering with anxiety or depression. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
(CBT) is shown to be a successful tool in ensuring recovery and
resilience in the face of mental health challenges. ?Beating the
Blues? is an online CBT program documented through numerous clinical
studies to have strong positive effect on long-term outcomes for
participants, and is recommended by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and
Technologies in Health. OHI provides a professional counsellor to
coach the participant through the eight-week online program which
builds from one session to the next to:

          --  introduce participants to new skills for dealing effectively with life's             challenges         --  watch these skills in practice through video clips of real people             sharing their personal experiences         --  practice the skills between sessions with the assigned homework and test             in subsequent sessions that the strategies have been implemented 

Recognizing the economic and social burden of mental illness, the
Mental Health Commission of Canada will soon release voluntary
workplace mental health standards entitled, ?Psychological Health and
Safety in the Workplace?.

?Through our new initiatives, OHI aims to be the trusted partner in
delivering solutions to create and foster the type of healthy work
environment envisioned by these guidelines,? says Harris. ?Given the
mounting research findings, this environment will clearly be key to
the ongoing health of Canadian organizations.?

About OHI

Organizational Health Incorporated (OHI) is an independent, Canadian
health management company supplying health and wellness solutions to
employers, unions and professional bodies. OHI provides disability
case management programs, workers? compensation services, employee
and family assistance programs, substance management programs and
wellness services, all with a focus on the health and well-being of
the organization and its employees.

          Contacts:         Organizational Health Inc. (OHI)         Darren Harris         Vice President         1-866-462-8047 x 227         dharris@ohiinc.ca  www.ohiinc.ca             

SOURCE: Organizational Health Incorporated

          mailto:dharris@ohiinc.ca  http://www.ohiinc.ca 

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