News & Events

Date: Thursday May 05, 2022 - Friday May 06, 2022
Location: NAIT Productivity & Innovation Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

The 19th Alberta Health and Safety Conference is coming up. Mark your calendars for May 5-6, 2022. This year’s conference will be held at NAIT’s Productivity and Innovation Center. Visit the website to register today!

Dates: May 5-6, 2022

Location: NAIT Productivity & Innovation Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

Date: Tuesday May 03, 2022
Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Virtual

The Working Mind - First Responder (virtual) is evidence-based training designed to promote mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illness in the workplace.

Audience: Firefighters, police officers, EMS, 911 operators, correctional facility employees, emergency healthcare workers.

Objectives: 

• Increase your awareness of mental health
• Reduce stigma in the workplace
• Encourage mental health conversations
• Strengthen your resilience in order to maintain wellness
• Support your team using the Triple S approach

Topics covered:

• Mental Health and Stigma
• Mental Health Continuum
• Stress, Resilience, and Mental Toughness

Click to register

Date: Monday May 02, 2022 - Sunday May 08, 2022
Location: Virtual

The 71st annual CMHA Mental Health Week runs May 2-8, 2022 and this year’s theme is empathy.

“Empathy is the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation. It’s a simple concept, but it may be the very thing we humans need most. As human beings, we share an ability to imagine what life is like for someone else. To see the world as others see it. To look through someone else’s eyes. To climb inside and walk around in their skin. When someone is struggling, they don’t always need someone to swoop in and fix things for them. First, they need someone to understand where they’re coming from.”

CMHA has created a fantastic website filled with resources including information and articles and a toolkit with social media images, posters, zoom backgrounds, and signatures for your use.

Most importantly, bring empathy alive with the people in your life. Be there, listen completely, and see the world through their eyes. It’s how to really help.

#GetReal #MentalHealthWeek

Want to learn more about Mental Health Week and empathy? Click here.