May 5th is Hats on for Mental Health Day to celebrate Mental Health Awareness week, where the focus this year is naming, expressing, and dealing with our emotions.
Building emotional intelligence is extremely important for our mental health as it helps us to be better employees, leaders, spouses, parents and friends.
Please find below some FREE resources available in Alberta through not-for-profits and government programs:
Text4Hope Cognitive Behaviour Therapy via text through Alberta Health Services Text one of the following to 393939 Text4Hope COVID19Hope, Text4Mood
Open2Change (addiction help)
CancerCare
TogetherAll.com Free online peer-to-peer support community for your mental health.
Albertans just need a postal code is needed to register
Download the Togetherall referrer bundle:
Help in Tough Times List of community resources available in Alberta
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health Organizational strategies, resources for leaders, employees and workshops
If you would like to discuss best-in-class options to support your employees, please let us know. We would be happy to help explain what may be already included in your Employee and Family Assistance Program, source webinars focused on mental health, or look at options to best support you and your team.