{"id":12402,"date":"2021-09-12T16:58:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T20:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=12402"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:51:30","slug":"workplace-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/workplace-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Psychological Health and Safety within Healthcare Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12402\" class=\"elementor elementor-12402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75a5c6d c-pageBanner  c-pageBanner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75a5c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b79471e\" data-id=\"b79471e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf4a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing Psychological Health and Safety within Healthcare Settings<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03ca215\" data-id=\"03ca215\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30c7c59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30c7c59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccd4b1c\" data-id=\"ccd4b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5608759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5608759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is the issue?<\/h3><p>While every sector needs to protect and promote mental health in the workplace, doing so in health-care settings is more challenging. According to research by Casselman (2013), health-care workers are one and a half times more likely to be off work due to illness or disability than all others.<em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em><\/p><p>Not only is protecting and promoting psychological health and safety in your health-care workplace the right thing to do, it can<\/p><ul><li>lower health-care costs<\/li><li>decrease absenteeism and turnover<\/li><li>reduce medical errors<\/li><li>increase patient satisfaction<\/li><li>enhance your organization\u2019s reputation<\/li><li>boost productivity<\/li><li>improve morale and relationships.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-698098f\" data-id=\"698098f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d89b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2d89b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PHSStamp-EN-CMYK-72dpi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PHSStamp-EN-CMYK-72dpi.jpg 401w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/PHSStamp-EN-CMYK-72dpi-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f95e081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f95e081\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb6a92\" data-id=\"4bb6a92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b70081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b70081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/national-standard\/\">National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace<\/a>, recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/healthstandards.org\/leading-practice\/caring-healthcare-workers-national-standard-psychological-health-safety-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leading practice<\/a> by the Health Standards Organization, describes 13 factors that contribute to (or threaten) psychological health and safety in Canada\u2019s workplaces.<\/p><p>But given the unique psychological risks and opportunities facing health-care organizations, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcarecan.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/camyno\/assets\/document\/HCC-MHCC Partnership\/A Winning Prescription - ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HealthCareCAN<\/a> have developed two additional factors relevant to that sector:<\/p><ol><li>Protection from moral distress: A health-care work environment where staff are able to do their work with a sense of integrity while being supported by their profession, employer, and peers.<\/li><li>Support for psychological self-care: A health-care workplace where staff are encouraged to care for their own psychological health and safety.<\/li><\/ol><p><em><sup>[1] Casselman, Nancy. (2013, June 18). Wellness metrics in action [Panel presentation]. Conference Board of Canada Workplace Wellness and Mental Health 2013 Conference, Toronto, Canada.<\/sup><\/em><\/p><h3>What are we doing?<\/h3><p>Below are more psychological health and safety resources developed by the MHCC, HealthCareCAN, and other health organizations across Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c3fa13 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c3fa13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b9852\" data-id=\"68b9852\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd1909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bd1909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2PSF-icon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-49362\" alt=\"Masked doctors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2PSF-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2PSF-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2PSF-icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a34d94\" data-id=\"5a34d94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bbc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0bbc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/exploring-two-psychosocial-factors-for-health-care-workers\/\">Exploring Two Psychosocial Factors for Health-Care Workers<\/a><br \/>Learn more about facilitators and barriers to supporting the two unique psychosocial factors specific to health care: 1) protection from moral distress and 2) support for psychological self-care.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/how-to-support-health-care-workers-at-work\/\">How to support health-care workers at work<\/a><br \/>A summary of the research report on facilitators and barriers to supporting two psychosocial factors for health care and recommendations for leaders to address these factors.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/examining-two-psychosocial-factors-in-long-term-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-policy-brief\/\">Examining Two Psychosocial Factors in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><br \/>A brief that offers policy change considerations to better support long-term care workers\u2019 psychological well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fd637a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fd637a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b47c9\" data-id=\"45b47c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808401b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"808401b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-69790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TPC-HomePage.png 863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe9f3b\" data-id=\"1fe9f3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91aca41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91aca41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/teamhealthandsafety.ca\/\">Psychological Health and Safety Toolkit for Primary Care Teams and Training Programs (PH&#038;S Toolkit)<\/a>\nA psychologically healthy and safe environment leads to improved team learning, team performance, and continuous quality improvement environments. The PH&#038;S Toolkit aims to empower comprehensive primary care teams and training programs to promote psychological health and safety through a set of curated, evidence-informed resources focused on team-based activities, policies, and practices.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795bc60 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795bc60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ae817\" data-id=\"16ae817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08a6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a08a6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2_0-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-12407\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f9baef\" data-id=\"0f9baef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da6671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da6671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/caring-for-healthcare-toolkit\/\">Caring for Healthcare<\/a><br \/>A toolkit that shows how other health-care organizations\u00a0have addressed psychological health and safety in their environments (includes links to practical tools and templates used in the sector).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3542896 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3542896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d775f00\" data-id=\"d775f00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50022e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50022e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3_0.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3_0.png 166w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3_0-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7421bc5\" data-id=\"7421bc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc3d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffc3d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/caring-for-healthcare-workers-assessment-tools\/\">Caring for Healthcare Workers<\/a><br \/>Assessment tools uniquely designed to help the health-care sector assess and mitigate psychological risk (includes a staff survey and organizational review).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd50c29 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd50c29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6e57e0\" data-id=\"e6e57e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4061aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4061aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4_0.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12409\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5230e5e\" data-id=\"5230e5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca7720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca7720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-11\/healthcare_crosswalk_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Healthcare Organizations<\/a><br \/>An MHCC-LEADS Canada partnership project to\u00a0help health-care organizations implement the Standard through a LEADS lens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a19bcd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a19bcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Workers<\/a><br \/>A video on the importance of addressing the two psychosocial factors specifically linked to workers\u2019 chronic stress in health-care settings: protection from moral distress and support for psychological self-care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9dbbf9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9dbbf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1cc085\" data-id=\"f1cc085\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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