Toronto, ON (Oct. 5, 2020) \u2013 Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, Sun Life is urging Canadian companies to join them in creating mentally healthy workplaces by deepening investments in workplace mental health support and elevating mental health as a priority for the C-suite.<\/p>\n
As Canadians continue to navigate COVID-19 and its related challenges, a recent Sun Life survey revealed nearly 60 per cent of Canadians say their mental health has been negatively impacted. As part of Canada\u2019s holistic recovery, Sun Life and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) are urging companies to take action now.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada was already facing a mental health crisis prior to COVID-19. The pandemic has amplified the crisis, and poses potential mental health impacts for years to come,\u201d says Jacques Goulet, President, Sun Life Canada and Lumino Health. \u201cTo restart Canada\u2019s economy successfully, we need to do everything we can \u2013 as leaders \u2013 to empower our workforces in managing their wellbeing and creating healthier work environments. We can\u2019t wait for the pandemic to be over to invest in mental health support. We know Human Resource professionals are already focused on mental health. To accelerate meaningful and sustainable action, c-suite leaders need to make this a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
To learn more about building mentally healthy workplaces, Sun Life will host a webinar on November 30th, 2020 for c-suite executives. The webinar will include a panel discussion with Deborah Gillis, President & CEO, CAMH Foundation, Donna Ferguson, Psychologist, CAMH, and Angie Elliot, mental health advocate, Licensed Funeral Director and former CAMH patient. The webinar will be moderated by Jacques Goulet with a keynote welcome from Deborah Gillis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way the world works and business has become anything but \u2018usual\u2019. But one thing remains clear: Employee mental health is still one of the most important issues facing workplaces today,\u201d says Deborah Gillis. \u201cAs we navigate the future of work, business leaders have an opportunity \u2013 and a responsibility \u2013 to prioritize workplace mental health and help each and every Employee reach their full potential. Creating this kind of change takes strong leadership, teamwork and commitment. We hope that more organizations will join CAMH and Sun Life in creating mentally healthy and psychologically safe workplaces across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
To elevate mental health in Canada as a priority for all c-suite executives on an ongoing basis, Sun Life is pleased to partner with CAMH in hosting an annual Business Leaders Mental Health Summit. The inaugural Summit will be scheduled in 2021.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, businesses are encouraged to download CAMH\u2019s Workplace Mental Health Playbook for Business Leaders<\/strong><\/a> for research-informed recommendations on creating mentally healthier workplaces.<\/p>\n \u201cSupporting the mental health of our own Employees has been a focus for Sun Life and the pandemic has deepened that commitment,\u201d says Jacques Goulet. \u201cEnsuring every Employee is able to bring their best selves to work is critical to our business and sustainability strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n Sun Life\u2019s mental health strategy includes leading mental health benefits for Employees, a focus on data and mandatory mental health training for leaders. Sun Life conducts regular Employee pulse surveys to check in and inform the mental health strategy on an ongoing basis, adapting to evolving Employee needs. In the most recent survey, more than 90 per cent of Sun Life Employees say they have confidence senior leaders will prioritize their mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n To further support Employee wellness during the pandemic, Sun Life has initiated a number of innovative actions. For example, Sun Life has doubled personal emergency days from five to 10, offered three wellness days, enabled flexible work schedules, mandated lunch hours and Fridays as \u2018meeting free\u2019 and provided Employees access to Sun Life\u2019s team of in-house psychologists through regular webinars.<\/p>\n As part of its efforts to help Clients and Canadians live healthier lives, Sun Life offers Lumino Health<\/a>, a digital platform with free health resources and other tools to empower Canadians in navigating their health journey.<\/p>\n Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1,122 billion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX)<\/em>, New York (NYSE)<\/em> and Philippine (PSE)<\/em> stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF<\/em>.<\/p>\n Lumino Health network is an innovation from Sun Life, launched in fall 2018. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada created the platform as a commitment to helping Canadians live healthier lives. As Canada\u2019s premier network of health resources, LuminoHealth.ca<\/a> helps Canadians find healthcare providers near them in seconds and access resources and innovations to live healthier lives. In 2019, Lumino Health was awarded the \u201cReinventor\u201d award by PWC for their innovative and industry-disrupting platform.<\/p>\n The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada\u2019s<\/span> largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world\u2019s leading research centres in its field. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto<\/span>, and is a Pan American Health Organization\/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.<\/p>\n Note: All figures in Canadian dollars<\/em><\/p>\n SOURCE: Sun Life Financial Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n Tags: coronavirus<\/a>, epidemic<\/a>, Lumino Health<\/a>, mental health care<\/a>, Sun Life<\/a> Sun Life urges Canadian companies to make mental health a C-suite business priority Toronto, ON (Oct. 5, 2020) \u2013 Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, Sun Life is urging Canadian companies...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Employee mental wellness a key to Sun Life\u2019s Strategy<\/h4>\n
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