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Build awareness. Reduce stigma. Strengthen resilience. Give employees and leaders practical skills to support mental health at work.
Opening Minds offers evidence-based workplace mental health training for employees, managers, teams, and organizations across Canada.
Choose training based on what your workplace needs most. Strengthen everyday mental health awareness with The Working Mind. Build practical helping skills with Mental Health First Aid. Address organizational systems through Psychological Health and Safety training.
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Different workplace challenges require different skills. Opening Minds offers three core approaches to employee mental health training. Each addresses a different part of workplace mental health.
Mental health awareness, resilience, stigma reduction, and supportive communication.
The Working Mind is workplace mental health training designed for employees and managers. Participants learn to recognize changes in mental health, understand their own mental health baseline, reduce stigma, use practical coping strategies, and have supportive conversations.
The Mental Health Continuum gives teams a shared framework for discussing changes in mental health without relying on diagnostic labels.
Manager training adds practical guidance for supporting employees and responding to workplace mental health concerns.
Best fit for organizations seeking:
Practical skills for recognizing, responding, and providing support.
Mental Health First Aid equips participants with knowledge and skills for supporting someone experiencing a decline in mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis.
Training focuses on recognizing changes, initiating supportive conversations, listening without judgment, providing reassurance, and connecting a person with appropriate resources and supports.
MHFA offers several course pathways for workplaces, communities, specific populations, and different roles.
Best fit for organizations seeking:
Organizational systems, leadership, prevention, and workplace practices.
Psychological Health and Safety takes a systems-level approach.
Opening Minds PHS training focuses on work-related factors affecting mental health and on building healthy, safe, and productive workplaces. The program combines training and assessment while connecting workplace practices with guidance from the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Best fit for organizations seeking:
Opening Minds E-Courses provide flexible, self-paced workplace mental health training for employees and leaders.
Through focused courses such as Checking in with Yourself and Checking in with a Colleague, participants learn to use the Mental Health Continuum, recognize changes in mental well-being, take practical steps to support their own mental health, and approach colleagues with supportive, respectful conversations.
The online format gives organizations a scalable option for building mental health awareness and practical skills across office, remote, frontline, and leadership teams.
Build a culture of resilience before challenges escalate. Available for employees, managers, and leaders with practical, evidence-based tools.
Embed mental health into the fabric of your organization. A PHS Integration Plan aligned with the National Standard of Canada.
Build foundational awareness at scale — anytime, anywhere. Includes Checking In with Yourself and Checking In with a Colleague.
Peer support training helps employees respond more effectively when they notice a colleague experiencing a change in mental well-being.
The goal is not to turn employees into counsellors.
The goal is to give people practical skills for everyday workplace situations.
Employees learn how to:
Flexible, accessible training ideal for building awareness and knowledge broadly across your organization.
Coached practice needed for full skill development — essential when your goal is to change behaviour, not just understanding.
| Outcome Area | Checking In With Yourself |
Checking In With a Colleague |
MHFA Essentials |
MHFA Certification |
Working Mind Employee |
Working Mind Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health awareness | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Workplace tools & resources | A | A | A | A | A | S |
| Recognizing stressors | A | A | A | K | K | K |
| Recognizing changes in mental health | A | A | K | K | K | K |
| Communication skills | A | A | S | S | K | S |
| Reducing stigma | A | A | A | S | S | S |
| Using the Mental Health Continuum Tool | K | K | K | K | S | S |
| Focus Area of Support | ||||||
| Supporting others | N/A | K | S | S | K | S |
| Practice self-care and resilience | K | N/A | A | K | S | S |
| Frameworks and Situations | ||||||
| Crisis/suicide response | — | — | S | S | A | A |
| Structured helping framework | — | — | S | S | — | — |
| Structured memory framework | — | — | — | — | S | S |
| Workplace Leadership | ||||||
| Manager-specific responsibilities | — | — | — | — | — | S |
| Outcome Area | Checking In With Yourself |
Checking In With a Colleague |
MHFA Essentials |
MHFA Certification |
Working Mind Employee |
Working Mind Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health awareness | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Workplace tools & resources | A | A | A | A | A | S |
| Recognizing stressors | A | A | A | K | K | K |
| Recognizing changes in mental health | A | A | K | K | K | K |
| Communication skills | A | A | S | S | K | S |
| Reducing stigma | A | A | A | S | S | S |
| Using the Mental Health Continuum Tool | K | K | K | K | S | S |
| Focus Area of Support | ||||||
| Supporting others | N/A | K | S | S | K | S |
| Practice self-care and resilience | K | N/A | A | K | S | S |
| Frameworks and Situations | ||||||
| Crisis/suicide response | — | — | S | S | A | A |
| Structured helping framework | — | — | S | S | — | — |
| Structured memory framework | — | — | — | — | S | S |
| Workplace Leadership | ||||||
| Manager-specific responsibilities | — | — | — | — | — | S |
“We wanted to make sure each team had someone with adequate knowledge, expertise, and confidence to help manage mental health challenges. We recognized that we couldn't provide individual assistance to each employee across the country, so we saw value in investing in our leaders.”
“When we brought our proposed mental health strategy to the leadership team, it wasn't difficult to get buy-in. There was an honest understanding and interest to support our team members, and even greater enthusiasm when we presented the long-term return on investment.”
“It was really beneficial to work with an organization who has credibility in the space, which the Mental Health Commission obviously does. There's many reasons why IHSA wanted to go with the Mental Health Commission and customize the program.”
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What does your workforce need next? Do employees need greater awareness and a shared language around mental health? Do managers need stronger skills for recognizing changes and starting supportive conversations?
Do teams need practical skills for responding when someone needs help? Does your organization need a systems-level approach to psychological health and safety?
Your answers point toward the right starting point. Opening Minds offers workplace mental health training for employees, managers, teams, and organizational leaders.
Training ranges from individual skills development to organization-wide psychological health and safety. Start with one priority.
Choose the program aligned with your workforce.
Build from there.
No commitment required · We respond within 1 business day
Questions
Private sessions require a minimum of 8 participants and accommodate up to 15 (virtual) or 25 (in-person). Groups under 8 can register through publicly scheduled courses.
Yes. The Working Mind curriculum is available in English and French. Contact our team for bilingual session options.
Absolutely. TWM pairs naturally with our Psychological Health & Safety program to create a comprehensive, standards-aligned workplace wellness strategy.
From $275 for Managers and from $140 for Employees. Contact us for customized group pricing and bundle options.
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