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FACTOR 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
If you are interested in improving psychological and social support in
your workplace, WSPS has carefully curated a selection of resources
for you to explore:
On the Agenda is a free series of workshop materials and facilitator
tools created by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health to address
all 13 workplace factors. Use Putting Psychological and Social
Support On the Agenda to focus on factor 2, psychological and
social support.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada released a Psychological
Health & Safety Action Guide for Employers to provide a logical
approach to moving forward with psychological health and safety
strategies. This guide contains steps of planning and implementing
workplace interventions to protect psychological health and safety.
At each step there will be an explanation as to why it is important,
appropriate and effective actions you can take and tools that you
can use to aid in actioning.
MyWorkplaceHealth has created a resource page that outlines the
Importance of Psychological and Social Support in the Workplace.
Use this resource to learn more about the factor, why it is important
in the workplace as well as some suggestions for improving
psychological and social support within your organization.
Don't forget to check out other Workplace Factors.
