Workplace Mental Health & Related Topics

IHSA is committed to supporting employers and workers with their occupational health and safety needs. That includes psychological health and safety—a growing and critically important area for workplaces to address. In the sections below, you will find tools, resources, education, and supports from IHSA and our health and safety system partners. They are designed to help you make mental health and wellness part of your everyday health and safety practice, whether you are an employer, worker, or support person.

Employers in particular can access information to build a workplace plan for identifying and addressing psychosocial hazards and to put in place effective supports. Workers and supporters will find resources aimed at a fostering a better understanding of mental health and addiction issues, and how each person can contribute to a psychologically safe work environment.

Executive Brief Series

Thank you for joining IHSA’s 5-part series on Psychological Health and Safety.

Together, we explored how to move beyond crisis response and toward proactive, system-level approaches to supporting worker well-being.

Session 1: Leadership as a Control
Leadership sets the tone. Strong leadership behaviours are essential to creating psychologically safe workplaces.

Session 2: Understanding & Measuring Risk
Identifying psychosocial risks and using tools like StressAssess helps organizations measure and act.

Session 3: Education & Support Systems
Early education and integrated supports are critical to moving beyond crisis response.

Session 4: Building Pathways to Support
Effective support requires structured systems, peer support, and trusted pathways to resources.

Session 5: Moving to Action
The series concluded with practical strategies and the need for sustained leadership and collaboration.

Watch this five-part webinar series on YouTube

New Toolkits For The Workplace

Equipping leadership Toolkit: Improve mental health outcomes at your workplace by implementing psychological safety into your health and safety program.
Opioid Toolkit: Learn more about opioid use in the trades and prevent opioid-related harms at your workplace.
Fit-for-Duty Toolkit: Learn how to develop an effective fit-for-duty policy and manage fitness for duty at your workplace.
Suicide Prevention Toolkit: Reduce suicide risk through improved prevention, intervention techniques.
Brave Conversations Toolkit: Understand how to talk about mental health and well-being in the workplace.
My Well-Being at Work Toolkit: Assess your personal wellness and maintain positive mental health at work.
Workplace Violence & Harassment Toolkit: Manage the risks associated with WVH in the workplace.
Are You in Crisis? (Worker Handout): Discover supports and resources for when you or some one you know is in crisis.
Do You Need Help Finding Resources for Yourself or Someone Else? (Worker Handout): Connect to mental health supports or help someone else find help.

Opioid-Related and Substance Use Resources for Employers and Employees

Check them out. Watch for more to come!

Opioids and Work Workshop Report

IHSA is proud to have contributed to the Opioids and Work: Evidence, Perspectives, and Looking Ahead workshop and report, hosted by the Institute for Work & Health and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre.

This initiative brought together over 100 stakeholders—including researchers, employers, unions, and workers—to address the growing impact of opioid-related harms in the workplace. We’re especially grateful to the individuals who courageously shared their lived experiences. Your stories are the heart of this work.

Together, we’re building safer, more supportive workplaces across Ontario and beyond. Read the full report

Training

The Working Mind for the Trades

Opening the Door to Support

People Leader Training (On-demand learning) Free for a limited time

On-demand Awareness Training

Occupational Mental Health

IHSA Safety Podcast: Workplace Mental Health

We all have mental health challenges, just as we all have physical health challenges, from time to time. It’s important to monitor your mental health and seek help and support if you are concerned. Find out more by visiting the podcast links below.