Mental Health Guru (MH-Guru) is an online training program designed for use by all
employees
within a workplace. The program has a depression module and an anxiety module. MH-Guru
is
designed to improve employee awareness and encourage help seeking for these and other
mental
health issues.
Each module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, and are comprised of:
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information about each mental health condition
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interactive exercises and myth busting
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personal stories and videos
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information to assist you to take care of your own or a co-worker’s mental wellbeing
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information about how to access help, including Employee Assistance Programs
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information for supervisors/managers about how to support employees with mental
health
issues, including legal obligations.
After completing the program, staff should have:
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knowledge about mental health issues
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skills to identify possible mental health problems
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an understanding of how to respond appropriately to colleagues who might be
suffering
from a mental health problem
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knowledge about how to access evidence-based help resources
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decreased stigmatising attitudes