A variety of mental health resources for faculty and staff are now available online as part of the Employee Mental Health Strategy (EMHS).

The EMHS website, housed under the Office of the VP, People, Equity, and Inclusion, provides resources to support UWindsor employees in fostering a caring, compassionate, psychologically healthy and safe campus. These include guides to Fostering a Supportive Workplace and Supporting a Colleague in Distress, tips for maintaining healthy work/life balance, and quick-resource guides for off-campus mental health supports, including the Employee Assistance Program.

Resources for leaders on campus are also available, such as the Lead with Care Supervisor’s Guide as well as self-care tips for leaders. Leaders can also access information and registration for a new in-house mental health training program.

“These resources have been created based on feedback from the Employee Mental Health Strategy Implementation Working Group and the EMHS Ambassadors Team who collaborate to identify mental health needs on campus and in their areas,” says employee mental health co-ordinator Kate Hargreaves.

“The goal is for the website to be a quick-access hub for mental health materials for faculty and staff, whether that means access to supports and help lines, details about benefits, accommodations, and flexible work arrangements, or tips to help foster a caring workplace and maintain balance.”

As part of the Employee Mental Health Strategy, mental health educator Jenny-Lee Almeida will speak at a World Mental Health Day event Oct. 10 on navigating change, stress, and wellness. The first session is full, but limited seats are still available for the afternoon session.