Join the BCMA and go2HR to learn about burnout, recognize its signs and symptoms and add tools to your toolkit on how to aid and address burnout.

Hear from the Vancouver Foundation on why they fund Living Wage Employers and from Centre A on the benefits they've seen since becoming a Living Wage Employer.

In this webinar, Kari Michaels Executive Vice President of the BCGEU, will explore what a union is, how they work, the steps required to unionize and what changes if you form a union.

Employee and Family Assistance Services (EFAS) includes a range of services provided by the BC Public Service Agency (the PSA) through a contract with LifeWorks (formerly Morneau Shepell). These are free, voluntary services available to everyone.

Wellness Together Canada was created in response to an unprecedented rise in mental health and substance use concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with funding from the Government of Canada. As a country, we are facing challenges at a scale we’ve never seen before, from social isolation and financial insecurity to substance use concerns and racial inequality.

Community Action Initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Ministry of Health, is pleased to have awarded 29 Community Counselling Grants to organizations across British Columbia.

It’s possible to map some steps organization and individuals can take to address burnout. Check out this resource from the American Alliance for Museums

How to identify employee burnout, recognize workplace factors and take proactive steps for prevention. These strategies can help protect overachievers and those recovering from burnout.

HR professionals share their advice for minimizing worker stress and boosting retention.

It’s time we stop utilizing rest as the last resort and instead recognize what a critical part rest plays in great work.

Resources gathered to support the "Burnout: Prevention Strategies for BCMA" webinar on June 1, 2022. For more resources on stress and burnout, click the “Discover” link above.

Mental health is a state of well-being in which you realize your own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and are able to make a contribution to your community.

A staff training and workplace certificate program for Tourism and Hospitality. Throughout this program, we want you to feel heard, seen, and cared for. We hope you’ll have a quality experience—just like the ones you create for every guest.

A psychologically healthy workplace is a respectful and productive environment that makes every reasonable effort to promote and protect the mental health of employees. Employers are responsible for protecting the health and safety of employees.

Responding to the immediate needs identified by racially marginalized museum workers, the IBPOC Network hopes to provide targeted support for IBPOC and equity-seeking members of our community through workshops, webinars, networking, and resource development.

We're here to help you find quality information, learn new skills, and connect with key resources in BC. Explore strategies to help you take care of your mental health and use substances in healthier ways, find the information you need to manage mental health and substance use problems, and learn how you can support a loved one.

A network for museum professionals to connect over mental health and well-being.

A Quiet Threat: Workplace Discrimination and Depression- Alarmingly high rates of workplace discrimination are leading to depression

Handout on the Principles of a Trauma-Informed System

A compassionate and trauma-informed approach to leadership is essential for creating healthy workplace cultures. Trauma is prevalent in our world and has an impact on many of the people we interact with, including staff and colleagues.

This “relational” approach to leadership was core to President Bush’s values and personality. And in the broader world, relational leadership—the longstanding and almost instinctive cultivation of close personal and professional relationships as an entre to building alliances and partnerships—is common.

Traumatic incidents and stressors can happen when we least expect them, and they can have a profound impact on individuals, teams, and organizations. We are living through an era of human history that is wrought with adversity, disruption, and change. Many of us living in the United States, and around the world, have experienced the traumatic effects associated with disasters, loss, workplace and community violence, civil unrest, and a global pandemic.

Systems and organizations must shift beyond performative action toward becoming antiracist and trauma-informed. This resource offers actionable principles and strategies that organizations can implement to make this move toward fundamental transformation.