Workplace Solutions
Customized training and assessments to help organizations advance mental health in the workplaces.
When You Invest in Mental Health, Your People and Your Organization Win
Over 500,000 workers across Canada are absent from work every week due to poor mental health
Only 23% of Canadian workers feel comfortable talking to their Employer about a psychological health issue.
Why? Because mental health in the workplace is often misunderstood or avoided, making it hard to address effectively. It’s a topic that can feel daunting or even taboo, leaving employees without the support they need.
We have evidence-based programs to help you advance mental health in your organization.
Contact us to learn more and start building your custom package to meet the needs of your workplace
Our three comprehensive programs—Mental Health First Aid, The Working Mind, and Psychological Health and Safety—are designed to make mental wellness and resilience accessible and understandable. Together, these courses empower organizations to foster healthier, more supportive environments for everyone.
Whether you’re just beginning to build awareness or looking to scale mature mental health initiatives, we meet your organization where it is.
Reactive Training
Provides the skills needed to recognize mental health distress and deliver immediate aid until professional help arrives.
- Virtual & In-person options
- 9 hours of training
Key Benefits
- Help recognize signs and symptoms of mental health decline
- Develop the skills and confidence to support
Designed for
- All Employees
Specialized adaptations available
CAD Per Person
Proactive Training
Evidence-based training developed to initiate a shift in how you think, act, and feel about mental health. Provides practical knowledge and skills to reduce stigma in the workplace.
- Virtual & In-person options
- 8 hours of training (manager)
- 5 hours of training (employees)
Key Benefits
- Stigma Reduction
- Mental Health Literacy
- Communication Strategies
- Organizational Resiliency
Designed for
- All Employees
- Manager specific courses offered
CAD Per Person
Systemic Change
An innovative tailored program offering three training streams and a foundational assessment, providing workplaces with crucial skills, insights and evidence-based recommendations to advance their mental health journey and goals.
- Virtual, In-person, & select E-course options
Key Benefits
- Organizational assessments with in-house and external delivery options
Designed for
- Introduction to PHS: All Employees
- Managing for Success: People Leaders
- Integrating PHS: Human Resources, Leadership, Wellness Teams, Organizational Health and Safety, People and Culture
CAD Per Person
Contact us to learn more and start building your custom package to meet the needs of your workplace
Trusted by these leading organizations
“Employees often let us know how much they appreciate that we offer this type of training.”
“The results were very telling – the reduction in stigma, the reduction in concern about having a conversation, and the increase in interest and knowledge around self-care.”
“MHFA training and certification is quickly becoming an integral part of our industry’s health and safety rigor.”
“We are excited to support schools in ensuring students have access to mental health resources.”
“Since the completion of the training, we are now seeing our units being more proactive in initiating discussions and understanding what community resources are available to further support our co-workers.”
“All of the feedback that we’ve gotten from those trained in MHFA was excellent. They’re always saying that it’s the best training they’ve ever received.”
“I have to tell you, The Working Mind training was one of the best sessions I’ve attended in my 3+ years at WestJet.”
“[It was helpful to be able] to concentrate on the subject and be reminded of constructive approaches to mental health.”
“The level of staff interest and the impact the training has had on shifting our workplace culture is truly remarkable.”
“Received immediate buy-in from staff, faculty and students across campus when it came time to deliver the training.”
Getting Started
Working together we develop a plan that is fit for your workplace.
Designed with You
Tailored to You
Chosen By You
There For You
We’re seeing on a cultural-organizational level, the way that people are interacting, having conversations. [...] I really see these kinds of changes as the basic building blocks for a good working environment. It’s all about the relationships you have with people...
Iordanka Petzanova, R.Psych, M.Ed, Mental Health Specialist and registered psychologist
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The Opening Minds Customer Journey Process
Step 1
We work with you to develop a plan that reflects your goals, and where you are on your journey.
Step 2
We develop training roll-out plans to meet the needs of your organizational size and structure.
Step 3
Made for you: individual or group sessions, virtual or in-person, fully supported or in-house.
Step 4
From planning to implementation, full support is available at each step of the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mental Health First Aid and The Working Mind curriculum is available in the English and French language.
Psychological Health and Safety training is available in English only at this moment. French version will be available at the end of 2024.
Private group sessions require 8 people. Maximum number of participants in each group is 15. We encourage groups under 8 people to use our publicly scheduled courses with independent facilitators. Some facilitators have a direct booking option, while others prefer that participants contact them directly to reserve a seat.
Anyone can register to a publicly scheduled course
Those looking to book a course as an individual or a group under 8 participants should check our publicly scheduled course. For group training request please contact our client development team.
Yes. As part of its Psychological Health and Safety Training and Assessment Program Opening a combination of training and assessment that bridges the guidance from the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety with the evolving needs of workplaces. With the help of this program we are able to make sure that mental health awareness programs are integrated through our assessment process, and identify if TWM and MHFA are present.
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