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[![Mental health at work with green ribbon written on post it note on top of keyboard and mouse](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/mental-health-work.png?width=900&height=444&name=mental-health-work.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/trusted-leader/how-your-workplace-can-help-our-youth-mental-health-crisis) 3 min read #### [How Your Workplace Can Help Our Youth Mental Health Crisis](https://engage.wsps.ca/trusted-leader/how-your-workplace-can-help-our-youth-mental-health-crisis) ![Picture of Michael Cooper](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Trusted%20Leader%20BLOG/Author%20Pencil.png?width=30&name=Author%20Pencil.png) [Michael Cooper:](https://engage.wsps.ca/trusted-leader/author/michael-cooper) May 16, 2025 For more than five years, Mental Health Research Canada has collected the most comprehensive, population-wide, mental health statistics in Canada. With this data, we have been able to spot trends relating to diagnosed mental health conditions and... 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On top of protecting employees, customers, and... 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Unfortunately, many... 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To create this type of... 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