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This workplace mental health initiative will help build greater awareness, reduce stigma, and foster safe and supportive cultures.
Every month we will share a video, a resource and an action item tied to a specific theme. We encourage you to participate!
July: Promoting Kindness
Being kind makes us feel better—and it’s contagious. Find out how kindness can bring positivity to your workplace.
- Video: How to Foster a Safe, Supportive and Mentally Healthy Work Culture
- Resource: Why Kindness Matters
- Action item: Kindness cards | Download a kindness card and give some this month
June: Practicing Gratitude
Humans are hard-wired for negativity, our survival as a species depended on it. The good news is that practicing gratitude can increase our optimism, and can be amplified when we bring positivity to our social interactions.
- Video: Practice Positivity Video
- Resource: Quick and Easy Ways to Practice Gratitude Everyday
- Action item: Take inventory | Make a list of things you’re grateful for, prioritize your to-do list, simply be aware of how you’re feeling
May: Tips to Destress
Not all stress is bad stress. “Positive stress” can propel learning, growth, and achievement at work. “Negative stress” is the type we want to address. Negative stress at work can come from a number of factors including workload, long hours, or lack of support. Prolonged negative stress can affect our mental health, from how we feel day-to-day to how we act, cope, and perform at our jobs.
- Video: Managing our Moods Video
- Resource: Tips to destress at work
- Action item: Change your scenery | Play some music, reorganize your workspace, go for a walk
April: Coping with Stress
Everyone experiences stress. Learning how to identify, manage and reduce stress makes you more resilient!
- Video: Resilience Video
- Resource: Stress Management
- Action item: Fuel your body | Take time to stretch, schedule in some exercise this week, add lemon or other fruit to your water, share a meal with coworkers
March: Practicing Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a proven way to help us de-stress and re-charge. Take a few minutes out of your day, and feel the benefits.
- Video: Discussing the science of mindfulness
- Resource: Mindful moments quick reference cards
- Action item: Take a breather | Listen to a mindful moment audio clip, do a breathing exercise
February: Mental Health Basics
Mental health is a state of being. It’s about feeling good about who we are, having balance in our lives and in our thinking, and managing life’s ups and downs. It impacts how we feel about ourselves and other people. Like our physical health, mental health is a key part of our overall well-being.
- Video: Mental Health and Mental Illness 101
- Video: Talking about Stigma
- Resource: Mental Health and Mental Illness 101
- Action item: Know the signs someone is struggling is your first step to being an ally.
January: Building Culture
Work culture can contribute to, and even enhance, our mental health. In a culture that is safe and supportive, employees at all levels can feel empowered to promote morale, productivity, collaboration and innovation.
- Video: Work Culture is Everyone’s Business
- Resource: Your Role in Fostering a Positive Work Culture
- Action item: Help someone with a work project, even if you’re not directly connected to it.