The Bank of Montreal is supporting employee mental health through an enhanced employee assistance program, an upcoming Indigenous cognitive behavioural therapy tool and an internal wellness conference.

In April, the bank launched an EAP service delivery model where employees can now speak directly to a trained clinician when calling the EAP, instead of waiting to be triaged. It’s also planning to launch an Indigenous CBT tool for employees that was developed using culturally-relevant therapeutic approaches.

“We wanted to ensure that specific demographic had something that helped them feel supported in their mental health,” says Amy Squire, senior manager of enterprise wellness at BMO. “It’s so important to support [Indigenous employees] and we’re excited to add that to our regular CBT. Of course, anyone can use both CBTs if they wish, but we wanted to [provide an additional resource] for Indigenous employees.”

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