When employee mental health is impacted due to traumatic world events, employers can provide support by highlighting available resources and fostering a sense of community through employee resource groups, says Mark Harrison, founder of the MH3 Collective.

One prominent example is the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement situation in the U.S., which is impacting the mental health of Canadian employees who need to go across the border to do business, says Harrison. “It’s putting them on an alert they typically have never experienced before in terms of doing business in the U.S. What we’re seeing [in the news and online] is incredibly troublesome — seeing citizens........

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