Building a psychologically healthy and safe workplace requires leaders to support workplace mental health and commit to creating a trauma-informed environment. This articlea provides a few steps that can be taken to get started.

Creating a trauma-informed workplace requires leaders to accept that violence and trauma can and will show up, whether it occurs in or outside the workplace or develops from an earlier event, such as adverse childhood experiences.

The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard) – the first of its kind in the world, is a set of voluntary guidelines, tools and resources intended to guide organizations in promoting mental health and preventing psychological harm at work.

Trauma and violence-informed approaches require fundamental changes in how practitioners engage with people, how organizations function and how systems are designed. This website outlines four key principles and sample implementation strategies for service providers and organizations.

In each episode, we'll explore both the family and staff perspectives, shedding light on the emotions, expectations, and sometimes the disappointments that arise from the friction in these relationships. Through heartfelt conversations, personal anecdotes, and expert insights, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the diverse perspectives that shape senior care environments. Tune in to gain valuable insights, and cultivate a better approach

Chapter 5 addresses questions regarding how to support and retain the health workforce, including the influence that the working environment has on the mental health of its workers

A structured, brief (15-30 min) routine/team building actvity (daily or multiple times a day), face-to-face communication of a team’s membership that can build team resilience through celebrating wins and providing support for challenges.

This free online resource will help identify key areas of strength and concern that influence the psychological health and safety in your healthcare organization.

The LEADS Framework can be used as a disciplined approach to change to create psychologically healthy workplaces. This document outlines how this disciplined approach to change can be utilized. Each step outlines the key questions that the leader-manager needs to ask and answer.

This toolkit aims to provide knowledge to service providers working with adults who have experienced or been affected by trauma. It will also help service providers and organizations to work from a trauma-informed perspective and develop trauma-informed relationships that cultivate safety, trust and compassion.

This concise document shares information about trauma, it's impact, the principles of trauma informed practice along with trauma exposure response and the ABC model of clinician self-care.

The Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) Guide and TIP Organizational Checklist are intended to support the translation of trauma-informed principles into practice. Included are concrete strategies to guide the professional work of practitioners assisting clients with mental health and substance use (MHSU) concerns in British Columbia.

A physical space for health workers to unwind and connect. It is open to all employees 24/7 to help release tension and recharge.

The TEND Toolkit is a searchable database of tools, strategies and education to support heping professionals working in complex workplaces.

Informal discussions focusing on death, dying, loss, grief, and illness. They allow for reflection on distressing events and offer community and collaboration among hospital employees outside of work. With Covid-19 limiting social interactions and overloading of ICUs worldwide, their virtual administration provides an innovative strategy to mitigate burnout

Developed in collaboration with the End of Life Doula Association of Canada (EOLDAC), this resource provides insights into common challenges surrounding end-of-life conversations and tips for having those discussions with your loved ones.

These grief learning resources are for people working in long-term care settings. No matter your role, end-of-life, grief, and bereavement will be part of your working life. These modules will help increase your understanding about grief and confidence in supporting patients and their families.