Vol. 5, No. 3 (2009) | 32 pages | PDF (1.7 Mb)
Background
Editor's Message (Sarah Hamid-Balma)
The Final Frontier in Workplace Health (Margaret Tebbutt)
The Economic Impacts: Workplace mental illness and substance abuse (Claudia Steinke and Ali Dastmalchian)
Substance Use: The monster we work with (MaryAnne Arcand)
Human Rights and Employer Responsibility to Accomodate Disability in the Workplace (Jennifer Lynch)
Wired in the Workplace (Deena Waisberg) [web-only]
Experiences and Perspectives
A Little Help From My Friend (Jude Morrison)
Transitioning from Disability Pension to Full-time work: Scary but liberating (Tara Timmers)
Insurance Reassurance: Disability income a must for recovery (Ross Taylor)
A Triple Threat: Workplace isolation, West Coast grey and the "black dog" (Gwen Marsh)
The Bottom Line: There is no health without mental health (Arto Tienaho)
The Mostly Incompetent Employee (Frank G. Sterle, Jr.)
Return to Work: Ready or Not? (Karen Six) [web-only]
Taking Care of That Little Girl (Maureen Lavallee) [web-only]
Alternative Approaches
Employee Assistance Programs (Raymond W. Lam)
Guarding Minds @ Work: A new guide to psychological safety and health (Joti Samra and Merv Gilbert)
Drug Testing in the Canadian Workplace (Scott Macdonald)
Stress in the Workplace (June Earle) [web-only]
Peer Supprt for Medical Professionals (Dr. Paul A. Farnan) [web-only]
Good News About Workplace Mental Health (Mary Ann Baynton) [web-only]
Regional Programs
Healthy Workplaces-Healthy People: Fraser Health's recent focus on mental health (Elayne Preston and Rosemary Nemanishen)
Mental Health Awareness for Managers: An integrated approach (Jan Mitchell)
Quittin' Time: A smoking cessation program for the BC Public Service (Maureen Foxgord)
Employers Who Are Walking The Walk (Donna Panitow)
Mental Health Works (Mary Ann Baynton and Margaret Tebbutt)
