Have your employees ever had to deal with a mental health challenge? Did they know what to do?

Mental health concerns affect 1 in 3 Canadians in their lifetime and 1 in 5 in a year. This common problem affects all Canadians and all workplaces – resulting in absenteeism, loss of productivity, and disability claims.

Mental health claims are the fastest growing category of disability costs in Canada. They account for an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the disability claims recorded by Canada’s major insurers and employers.

Our Mental Health First Aid Courses are designed to increase literacy, decrease stigma and build peoples’ confidence in identifying and assisting people who are struggling – making it easier to create a healthy workplace.

Healthy work environments lead to improvements in productivity and lower absenteeism – improving your bottom line.

Providing Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for organizations, educational institutions and not-for-profits for more than 12 years

Our results include: significant boost in staff empowerment, confidence, productivity and engagement.

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Mental Health Awareness

This introductory course will provide information that helps employees identify the signs and symptoms in their co-workers, employees, friends and family. Available as a 3 or 6 hour program.

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Mental Health First Aid

This program is designed to increase literacy and decrease stigma associated with mental health problems. Participants will learn to identify and help someone developing a mental health problem or is in a mental health crisis.

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Upcoming Courses

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Ready to create a wellness culture in your workplace? Prevention is a crucial factor in saving lives.

Our clients are looking to increase awareness, decrease absenteeism and reduce costs. They include government, public and private organizations providing services to consumers (B2C).

Call today for a complimentary consultation to adapt, customize or develop a training workshop to meet your company needs.

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Carla Abichahine, Founder of CDA Training & Development

My main goal is to increase the number of people that understand what mental health problems/concerns are so that fewer people are ashamed, guilty and that more people can get help before the concerns become more serious.

Early intervention leads to a better outcome!

Did you know that 20% of Canadians will suffer from a mental health issue during their lives?

2 of 3 people with mental health issues will quietly suffer alone.

Mental health issues can be difficult to spot, but it’s important to talk about them and recognize the many signs of mental illness. In support of this cause, Neinstein created this video to help raise awareness about mental health