• Every day over 500,000 Canadians are off work due to mental health
• Every Day 200 Canadians attempt suicide
• My clients report that about a quarter of disability claims are related to mental health
• Mental illnesses cost Canada about $51.7 billion in 2015, 452,000 more Canadians would be participating in the labour force in 2016 if they were not affected by mental illness.
• These estimates of the economic impact do not include the costs of patient care, insurance for employers, services in communities, and the many intangible costs for the individuals affected and their families, too many people suffer in silence with mental health issues.
• One in five employees will experience a mental health issue during their working life.    One in four people will experience a mental health condition in any one year and depression and anxiety affect 20 per cent of the Canadian working population.

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