Mary Ann Baynton recently joined Dr. Geoff Soloway, Founder of MindWell U, to speak about building psychologically healthy and safe workplaces. Their conversation covered:​

• Key Insights from the field of workplace mental health over the past 12 years

• How to help senior leaders evolve

• How to help union representatives evolve

• From intervention to prevention

• What supervisors and managers need to succeed in today’s workplace

• How to develop a Psychological Healthy & Safe Organization

  • A mindful perspective of Guarding Minds at Work which inspired the National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

 

Mary Ann Baynton works with employers, organizations, unions, teams, and associations who wish to improve, address or resolve workplace challenges related to individual or organizational mental health issues.

 

As a workplace relations specialist, Mary Ann helps resolve issues for individuals, teams and organizations including those involving mental health, psychological safety, conflict or performance concerns. She focuses on helping people get unstuck, move beyond problems, reclaim dignity, preserve civility, restore productivity, and improve working lives.

She has served as co-chair of the Technical Committee for the National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Workforce Advisory Committee, and a member of the Employment Standards Committee for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

 

Mary Ann also proudly serves as the Director of Strategy and Collaboration for Workplace Strategies for Mental Health which provides free, practical ideas, tools and resources to help with the prevention, intervention and management of workplace mental health issues.