Everyone has mental health concerns from time to time. But what some may consider “normal”

challenges can develop into a mental illness if left unaddressed. A mental illness is a medically

diagnosed disorder that affects how a person thinks, behaves, and interacts with others. It can

have a prolonged, negative effect on quality of life.

• By age 40, about 50% of people will have—or will have had—a mental illness.

• Approximately 11 Canadians die by suicide each day—about 4,000 people annually.

Compare that to workplace-related fatalities, which are about three daily, or 1,017 per year

Resources mentioned during the podcast can be located below, and within IHSA’s Assessing Your Mental Health Safety Talk.

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