Co-Workers First

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Co-Workers First is CMHA of New Brunswick’s workplace mental health training program designed to help employees, supervisors, and leaders create psychologically safer, more supportive workplaces. Through interactive learning, lived-experience stories, practical tools, and skill-building activities, participants learn how to recognize mental health challenges, reduce stigma, support colleagues, and foster a culture of care and wellbeing.  

The program is organized into four core learning areas:  

• Introduction to Workplace Mental Health 
• Workplace Culture Building 
• The Role of Co-workers and Leaders in Support 
• Tools, Resources & Action Planning 

Participants Learn How To: 

• Recognize early signs of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns. 
• Reduce stigma and foster a culture of understanding and inclusion.  
• Use active listening and supportive communication skills.  
• Conduct effective workplace check-ins and peer support conversations.  
• Create psychologically safer teams and workplaces.  
• Navigate accommodations, resources, and pathways to support 

 
Outcome 

Participants leave with the confidence and practical skills to recognize when a co-worker may be struggling, start supportive conversations, reduce stigma, connect people to resources, and contribute to a workplace culture where mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health. 

Length: 7 hours 

• Tel: 1-888-357-8442  
• Email: [email protected]