mental health
REMI Network
Online resource spotlights mental health in the workplace
Workplaces have traditionally focused on protecting employees from physical harm, but there is strong evidence that certain features of the workplace can affect employees' psychological health.
REMI Network
Fewer Canadians report ‘sense of belonging’ at work
More than half of Canadians are doing their job when feeling unwell on a weekly basis. The mental health scores among this group are significantly below those who report never working while feeling unwell.
REMI Network
Ontario students call for stronger campus safety measures
Post-secondary students in Ontario are calling for more clarity and adequate funding to ensure all campuses are safe for everyone returning to school.
REMI Network
VICA releases substance use in construction report
A report released by the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) reveals substance use in the construction industry.
CondoBusiness
Condo managers face pandemic burnout
I am a licensed condominium property manager, I am in my early 30s, and I am completely burned out.
REMI Network
Canadians foresee mental health impacts persisting post COVID
Half of Canadians say the pandemic has had an ongoing impact on their mental health and more than four-in-10 think the impact will last long after the pandemic is over.
Construction Business
Tailgate Toolkit Project addresses overdose crisis
The Tailgate Toolkit Project launched by the Vancouver Island Construction Association aims to address the ongoing overdose crisis.
CondoBusiness
Human resources takes on new role during COVID
While we can see human resources supporting head office staff, the involvement in operations is, for the most part, something new.
CondoBusiness
Mental illness in condos amid a pandemic
The role a condo corporation plays in the life of a resident struggling with mental illness can often be a delicate matter.
Construction Business
Building support for mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic is emphasizing the importance of having strategies in place to provide support for mental health in construction.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Designing for wellbeing in residential healthcare
One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mental health start-up launches workplace training program
headversity has launched a workplace training program that builds and measures mental health resiliency and helps create a more resilient workplace.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario providing higher capacity for mental health care
Ontario is providing funding to 12 hospitals across the province, which will go towards adding a total of over 50 new mental health beds.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
WHO classifies hoarding as a medical condition
If more sufferers seek help, landlords could be among the beneficiaries of better awareness and kinder perceptions of hoarding.
REMI Network
New e-course targets musculoskeletal disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders often result from common physical and psychosocial demands in the workplace.
REMI Network
Organizational change linked to physical, mental health sick leave
Canadian employees say organizational changes at their workplace are negatively affecting their physical and mental health.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to open first mental health facility for female adult inmates
Ontario is working towards increasing mental health supports in the corrections system by creating the first mental health unit for female inmates.
