{"id":18770,"date":"2018-11-26T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=18770"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:57:31","slug":"national-standard-for-psychological-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-the-standard","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/national-standard-for-psychological-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-the-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-resource-was-published-in-2018-the-data-may-be-out-of-date-nbsp\"><em>This resource was published in 2018. The data may be out of date. &nbsp;<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workplaces can play an essential part in maintaining positive mental health. They can give people the opportunity to feel productive and be a strong contributor to employee wellbeing. Yet it can also be a stressful environment that contributes to the rise of mental health problems and illnesses. 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