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SUMMARY:POWER LUNCH: Proactive Approaches to Mental Health in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Proactive Approaches to Mental Health in the Workplace: Practical Steps for Your Business or Organization\n\n \n\nPresented by:\n\n\n\n\nWith so much happening in the world and in business\, addressing mental health at work can feel overwhelming. Where do you even start?\n\nIn this open and practical session\, Heather will provide strategies to help organizations proactively support mental well-being. Through candid discussion\, you'll gain insights\, share challenges\, and walk away with a clear next step to improve mental health in your workplace.\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter:\n\n\nHeather Beaton\, BSc(OT) Reg(NS)\n\n\nHeather (she/her/elle) is a licensed Occupational Therapist\, clinician and business owner with over 20 years of experience working in public and private Health and Wellness systems. She is a graduate from Dalhousie University with degrees in Biology and Occupational Therapy\, a certified ProSci Change Management practitioner. She has experience working for IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health in a variety of clinical\, leadership and consulting roles. Her private business is called Labyrinth Wellness and focuses on working with small to medium sized businesses to build capacity in mental health literacy\, workplace mental health\, change management and health.  \n\n\n\nHeather is an Affiliate instructor for Opening Minds/Mental Health Commission of Canada and has been facilitating Mental Health First Aid Certification and "The Working Minds" for 8 years both in-person and virtually. Heather's passion is facilitating and developing tailored workshops for government departments\, non-profits\, and businesses.\n\n\n\nHeather has expertise in  mental health and wellness\, change leadership and management\,  behaviour change counseling\,  health system navigation and adult education.\n\n\n\nHeather likes to increase her own mental wellness by being in nature with her family\, meditation\, yoga\, kayaking and biking.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3 style="text-align: center\;"><strong>&nbsp\;Proactive Approaches to Mental Health in the Workplace: Practical Steps for Your Business or Organization</strong></h3>\n\n<h3 style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</h3>\n\n<h4 style="text-align: center\;"><strong>Presented&nbsp\;by:</strong></h4>\n\n<h4 style="text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="75" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2481/Image/2025_Power_Lunch/LW_logo_web.png" style="width: 500px\; margin: 10px\; height: 75px\;" width="500" /></h4>\n\n<div>\n<p>With so much happening in the world and in business\, addressing mental health at work can feel overwhelming. Where do you even start?</p>\n\n<p>In this open and practical session\, Heather will provide strategies to help organizations proactively support mental well-being. Through candid discussion\, you&rsquo\;ll gain insights\, share challenges\, and walk away with a clear next step to improve mental health in your workplace.</p>\n\n<h3><br />\n<strong>About the Presenter:</strong></h3>\n</div>\n\n<div role="heading" style="background:#eee\;border:1px solid #ccc\;padding:5px 10px\;"><strong>Heather Beaton\, BSc(OT) Reg(NS)</strong></div>\n\n<div><img alt="" height="307" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2481/Image/2025_Power_Lunch/HeatherBeaton.png" style="width: 250px\; height: 307px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="250" />\n<div style="background:#eee\;border:1px solid #ccc\;padding:5px 10px\;">Heather (she/her/elle) is a licensed Occupational Therapist\, clinician and business owner with over 20 years of experience working in public and private Health and Wellness systems. She is a graduate from Dalhousie University with degrees in Biology and Occupational Therapy\, a certified ProSci Change Management practitioner. She has experience working for IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health in a variety of clinical\, leadership and consulting roles. Her private business is called <a href="http://www.LabyrinthWell.ca">Labyrinth Wellness </a>and focuses&nbsp\;on working with small to&nbsp\;medium sized businesses to build capacity in mental&nbsp\;health literacy\, workplace mental health\, change management and health.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nHeather is an Affiliate instructor for Opening Minds/Mental Health Commission of Canada and has been facilitating&nbsp\;<a data-outlook-id="a22427ac-6d65-4261-b3e0-fa82f1cd0b3d" href="https://openingminds.org/training/mhfa/" target="_blank" title="https://openingminds.org/training/mhfa/">Mental Health First Aid Certification</a>&nbsp\;and &quot\;<a data-outlook-id="e58549e5-9d3a-451f-bfc9-659cad717343" href="https://openingminds.org/training/twm/?utm_source=google&amp\;utm_medium=cpc&amp\;utm_campaign=MHFA-P&amp\;utm_content=170265242099&amp\;utm_term=working%20minds&amp\;gad_source=1&amp\;gclid=CjwKCAiAqrG9BhAVEiwAaPu5zl-skhWgorrwp3JsQSyZb9bj2H62pM7ifGgRXlDW4TGRhY64eJaJaxoCgikQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" title="https://openingminds.org/training/twm/?utm_source=google&amp\;utm_medium=cpc&amp\;utm_campaign=MHFA-P&amp\;utm_content=170265242099&amp\;utm_term=working%20minds&amp\;gad_source=1&amp\;gclid=CjwKCAiAqrG9BhAVEiwAaPu5zl-skhWgorrwp3JsQSyZb9bj2H62pM7ifGgRXlDW4TGRhY64eJaJaxoCgikQAvD_BwE">The Working Minds</a>&quot\; for 8 years both in-person and virtually. Heather&#39\;s passion is facilitating and developing tailored workshops for&nbsp\;government departments\, non-profits\, and businesses.<br />\n<br />\nHeather has expertise in &nbsp\;mental health and wellness\, change leadership and management\, &nbsp\;behaviour change counseling\, &nbsp\;health system navigation and adult education.<br />\n<br />\nHeather likes to increase her own mental wellness by being in nature with her family\, meditation\, yoga\, kayaking and biking.</div>\n</div>\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd\, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N1
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URL:http://business.halifaxchamber.com/events/details/power-lunch-proactive-approaches-to-mental-health-in-the-workplace-4255
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