The role you fill as a small business owner is unique. We recognize you may wear many hats – having to attend to business operations, financial matters and HR issues. There’s a lot on your plate, and addressing workplace mental health can seem overwhelming. You’ve also faced new mental health challenges over the past 18 months.
As we look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to ensure you know that there are easy, free mental health resources you can access right now.
Talent Canada roundtable – a focus on small businesses and mental health
Sun Life recently sponsored a Talent Canada roundtable on small businesses and workplace mental health. The session – The Future of Mental Health Benefits for Business – focussed on pandemic impacts. It brought several perspectives together, including small business industry advocates, academics, journalists, and our own Sun Life representative, Lisa Villani, Regional Vice President, Group Benefits.
The discussions covered a lot of ground, and we want to share these roundtable insights with you.
Talent Canada highlighted the discussion in their October issue. The article summarizes key takeaways from the session and includes videos of the discussion. It’s available in English only.
There are solutions for small businesses – and the article highlights some key initiatives that we’re providing. Even better, many of these resources are free for you to use:
Our Mental Health Strategy Toolkit can help you build a workplace mental health strategy. It also includes mental health training for managers.
For your employees, Lumino Health offers a wealth of resources, including content, apps and health guides.
We remain committed to helping you make tangible positive change on mental health. And we encourage you to make use of the resources available.
Questions? We’re here to help.
Please contact the Client Relations Representative Team at 1-866-606-8936.
