Every year the HEU People with Disabilities Standing Committee has encouraged all locals to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week.
In order to promote discussion and raise awareness, we’re holding our fourth annual Mental Health Awareness Colouring Page Contest.
The submission deadline is June 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. – Provincial Office, 5000 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5J 5M3.
If you have any questions about the colouring contest, please contact HEU equity officer Jennifer Efting at jefting@heu.org
During Mental Health Awareness Week, May 2 – 8, we can work toward building an inclusive union that welcomes all members, including those who live with mental illness. Mental health struggles can impact anyone, at any stage of life. And navigating our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, public health orders and restrictions has escalated anxiety and depression worldwide.
Health care workers have experienced high levels of stress over the last two years. Excessive workloads, short-staffing, on-the-job injuries, and workplace violence and harassment also contribute to poor mental health at work.
It’s critical to improve working conditions, increase access to mental health services, and end the stigma around mental illness.