{"id":22028,"date":"2021-08-17T16:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/?page_id=22028"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:21:56","slug":"mental-health-and-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/mental-health-and-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health and Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Mental Health and Wellness\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mental-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is responsible for workplace mental health. Do you know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where to find free online tools to assess your own mental health?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When and where to go for help?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to implement self-care strategies when work is stressful?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to hear from real people who have experienced mental health issues at work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to find those who can help in recovery and return to work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to support co-workers who are struggling?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com\">www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com<\/a>, and click Job-Specific Strategies &gt; Employees for free tools and resources to help you with these questions and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>杏吧原创 University offers a variety of other Mental Health and Well-Being resources, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources for Students<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthy-workplace\/workplace-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CU Workplace Mental Health<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As Canada Life members, 杏吧原创 employees have access to great resources via the Canada Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace. This online tool, accessible via the <a href=\"https:\/\/gwl.greatwestlife.com\/MyLogin\">GroupNet website<\/a>,&nbsp;provides&nbsp;easy access to free tools and resources that can help prevent, improve or address mental health issues in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthy-workplace\/healthy-workplace-strategic-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthy Workplace Plan<\/a>,&nbsp;杏吧原创 is looking at steps to further develop a culture of psychological safety and health through concrete, sustainable actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a university, we all have a role to play in the health and well-being of our students. The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/studentsupport\/student-mental-health-framework\/\">杏吧原创 University Student Mental Health Framework<\/a>&nbsp;is an important addition to 杏吧原创 University\u2019s efforts to promote positive mental health and assist students in realizing their potential. Its purpose is to facilitate a consistent and integrated approach to responding to 杏吧原创 students who are in distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"employee-and-family-assistance-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employee and Family Assistance Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Employee &amp; Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is a confidential information counselling and referral service provided without cost to eligible 杏吧原创 University employees, and immediate family members. 杏吧原创 University provides this program through a contract with Family Services Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Counselling services are available to help address a broad range of personal and work-related concerns, including personal crises, separation and loss, parenting issues, anxiety, substance abuse, eldercare and childcare, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EFAP is also a great resource to help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feel better about yourself and your situation, knowing you are working to create change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience improved relationships and better communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve stress management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work more effectively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access professional and confidential assistance at no cost to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obtain assistance in locating community resources appropriate to your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfseap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EFAP website<\/a> offers information about the services available to you and your family along with tips and self-directed help on various health and wellness topics. 杏吧原创 employees can click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.carleton.ca\/hr\/employee-resources\/wellness\/\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to get 杏吧原创\u2019s assigned group name and password to login to EFAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make an Appointment:&nbsp;<\/strong>Family Services Ottawa is located at 312 Parkdale Avenue. &nbsp;To make an appointment to speak with a counsellor, call <strong>1-877-725-5676<\/strong>. Request the EFAP Coordinator and identify yourself as a 杏吧原创 University employee or family member. Your first appointment can usually be booked within 72 hours of your call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"health-and-counselling-services\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and Counselling Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/health\/\">Health and Counselling Services<\/a>&nbsp;is your health and wellness centre on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional Services Term\/Contract employees, Faculty, Contract Instructors, post-doctorate fellows, researchers, and visitors (e.g. guest lecturers, athletes from visiting teams) can come to see the walk-in doctor for medical problems that are <strong>episodic in nature<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 a cold, an infection, an allergic reaction and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1526256262350-7da7584cf5eb?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&amp;ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1000&amp;q=80\" alt=\"black stethoscope with brown leather case\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mental Health Everyone is responsible for workplace mental health. Do you know: Visit www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com, and click Job-Specific Strategies &gt; Employees for free tools and resources to help you with these questions and more. 杏吧原创 University offers a variety of other Mental Health and Well-Being resources, including: As Canada Life members, 杏吧原创 employees have access to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[257],"class_list":["post-22028","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22028"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27349,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22028\/revisions\/27349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=22028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}