Burnout at Work: Addressing Mental Health Barriers in the Workplace
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October 9, 2025
Burnout at Work: Addressing Mental Health Barriers in the Workplace
Part of the Work Without Barriers event series for NDEAM 2025
October 9th, 2025, 1:00PM EST.
Burnout is on the rise. Nearly half of Canadian employees (47%) say they’re experiencing it and more than 30% report it’s getting worse each year (Robert Half, 2025). For businesses, that means lost productivity, higher turnover, and increased costs.
As part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 2025: Work Without Barriers Series, this session will explore how mental health challenges, including burnout, can limit participation at work and what leaders can do to address those barriers.
What you’ll learn:
- How to recognize early signs of burnout and other mental health challenges in employees and teams
- Strategies to respond with empathy while respecting privacy and individual needs
- Inclusive practices that reduce stigma and foster workplaces where employees feel valued and supported
Our Speaker: Melanie McGregor, CMHA Halton
Melanie McGregor has more than 20 years of experience training people about mental health and how they can support their own and others’ wellness. She has been part of the Canadian Mental Health Association Halton team since 2012 and is currently responsible for leading quality and health promotion.
Melanie is a Mental Health First Aid Canada Lead Facilitator, an elite designation for her experience helping people learn to support others in their lives. She also teaches courses on suicide intervention, facilitates a variety of mental health-related sessions for workplaces, groups, and schools, and has written a bi-weekly wellness column for local Halton newspapers.
Be part of the movement to build workplaces without barriers. Register today!
Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided.