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- Eight in ten Canadians (81%) strongly
agree that taking steps to ensure good
mental health is just as important as
taking steps to be physically fit.
- Ipsos-Reid, May 2005
- The average length of time it takes
someone on a mental health leave to return
to full-time work is 40 days, but for
many it can take years.
- Global Business and Economic Roundtable
on Addictions and Mental Health, 2004
- 46.9% of Canadians say they are overweight
or obese.
- Healthy Canadians - A Federal Report
on Comparable Health Indicators, 2004
- According to data from the Canadian
Community Health Survey, 18% of people
who do not seek help for their emotions,
mental health or use of alcohol or drugs
report that they are afraid to ask for
help, or they are afraid of what others
would think.
- The Daily, Statistics Canada, September
3, 2003
- Almost 1 in 10 current drinkers report
that they experienced harm from their
drinking during the past year. 5.4% report
that their drinking had harmed their physical
health.
- Canadian Addiction Survey, November
2004
- About 70% of workers in the "sandwich
generation", aged 45 to 64 and caught
between the demands of raising children
and caring for aging parents, reported
stress compared with about 61% of workers
with no child care or elder care responsibilities.
- The Daily, Statistics Canada, September
28, 2004
- Senior management's interest in employees'
well-being is the most important driver
of employee engagement.
- The 2003 Tower Perrin, Talent Report
- Canada
- Canada's working-age population is becoming
older. In 2001, people aged 45 to 64 accounted
for one-quarter of Canada's total population
compared with only 20% in 1991. In 2011,
these individuals are expected to represent
almost one-third of Canada's total population.
- Statistics Canada, 2002
- Employees experiencing high work/life
conflict have absenteeism rates three
times those of employees with low work/life
conflict.
- Duxbury, Higgings: "Work-Life Balance
in the New Millennium: Where Are We? Where
Do We Need to Go?", 2001
- Canada's economy loses an estimated
$30 billion annually in lost productivity
caused by mental health and addiction
problems.
- Global Business and Economic Roundtable
on Addictions and Mental Health
- A recent study by compensation consultant
Watson Wyatt Worldwide found the estimated
direct cost of absenteeism to business
is 7.1 per cent of the payroll, up from
5.6 per cent in 1997. Again, stress-related
disorders accounted for the lion's share.
In 2000, the only year studied, there
was an additional 10 per cent indirect
cost for overtime, replacement personnel
and loss of productivity.
- The Globe and Mail, July 15, 2002
- Health Canada estimates that lost worker
productivity due to mental health issues
(including stress) drains about $16 billion
from the country's economy every year.
- Workplace
Today, January 2002
- Three in ten (27%) Canadians experience
stress in trying to cope with jobs, family,
finances and world events.
- Ipsos-Reid,
2001
- Canadians mention work/job (45%) as
their greatest cause of stress
- Ipsos-Reid,
2000
- 42 percent of Canadians in our national
survey reported that workplace stress
has a negative effect on how well they
perform their jobs.
- Canadian Mental Health Association,
1999
- Nearly three million Canadians will
experience depression at one point in
their life. Most often, it affects people
in their working years, between the ages
of 24 and 44. Help can make a difference.
Four out of five people with depression
can be successfully treated.
- Canadian
Mental Health Association, 1996
- Nearly one in ten adult Canadians report
having problems with their drinking. Problem
drinking most commonly affects physical
health and financial position.
- Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse,
1999
- For couples with children, one crucial
task in maintaining a good marriage is
to ensure they make 'us' time in addition
to family time.
- American Psychological Association,
1996
- Family and friends play an important
role in alleviating the depression, guilt,
and isolation trauma survivors often experience.
- National Centre for PTSD, 2001
- Women in emotionally abusive relationships
try to leave their partner an average
of 5 times before ending the relationship.
- Journal of Family Violence, 1997
- Nearly one quarter of women (22%) who
have experienced wife assault never told
anyone about the abuse.
- Statistics Canada, 1994
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