When the Employee Mental Health Strategy was launched in November 2023, faculty and staff highlighted the importance of building trust by being transparent throughout the implementation process, says Marcela Ciampa, director of organizational and leadership development in the Office of the Vice-President, People, Equity & Inclusion.

Members of the EMHS Implementation Working Group prioritized 22 key actions as short-, medium-, and long-term and focused on advancing those that need to be in progress or finalized by August 2024.

“Over the last six months we have been working collectively with campus partners to implement the actions identified as short-term, engaging in ongoing dialogue with faculty, staff, and leaders to ensure diverse perspectives are captured,” says Ciampa, the group’s co-lead.

She says members are committed to providing regular updates and have posted an infographic reporting progress to date on the EMHS website.

The University’s first comprehensive Employee Mental Health Strategy provides a roadmap to promote mental health and well-being, minimize workplace risks to mental health, support employees throughout the mental health continuum, and build a psychologically healthy and safe workplace culture.

Ciampa encourages faculty and staff to visit the Employee Mental Health Strategy website to access mental health resources and other updates. Direct questions and comments to employeementalhealth@uwindsor.ca.