{"id":192,"date":"2023-03-02T16:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T00:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=safetytopic&#038;p=192"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:09:49","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"safetytopic","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?safetytopic=mental-health","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing care staff are passionate and hard-working, yet their work can be challenging and stressful. They also have some of the highest injury rates of all workers in BC. That\u2019s why continuing care staff need to take care of themselves so they can take care of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What can you do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our mental health resources and videos, highlighting why caregivers must consider their mental health and care for themselves. Share these resources at team meetings or before training sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What can leaders do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Higher stress levels are associated with increased healthcare and disability costs, absenteeism, turnover, and reduced productivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplaces with positive work environments have better organizational performance regarding health and safety and outcomes for residents and clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthy organizational cultures nurture employee well-being, engagement and performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking care of your mental health is just as important as your physical health. Conditions such as stress, anxiety, and loneliness can negatively impact your overall well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":322,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[186],"audience":[118],"topic-type":[65],"topic":[52],"class_list":["post-192","safetytopic","type-safetytopic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mega-menu","audience-audience","topic-mental-health"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/safetytopic\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/safetytopic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/safetytopic"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=192"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=192"},{"taxonomy":"topic-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic-type&post=192"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}