Beyond Silence is seeking to onboard diverse Canadian healthcare organizations who wish to support the mental health of their workers. If your healthcare organization is interested in accessing the Beyond Silence App, please contact beyondsilence@steppedcaresolutions.com.
Organizational FAQs
What is Beyond Silence?
The Beyond Silence app is designed to be a “mental health coach in your pocket” for healthcare workers. The app provides a variety of resources, customized for healthcare workers, that are designed to promote early intervention and support for the mental health of healthcare workers as well as promote psychological health and safety in the workplace. Embedded within the app are peer support services, which app users will be able to access on-demand (6am-midnight across Canada 7 days a week) or make an appointment to connect with a peer mentor. Healthcare workers can use these peer support calls in a number of ways including debriefing difficult work events, mental health check-ins, general peer support conversations about workplace related mental health challenges, receive a guided meditation, or be coached through a breath exercise or grounding technique.
What do we ask of participating organizations?
Organizations will need to identify 1-2 champions (employees) who will spearhead implementation. Organizations will also need to identify healthcare providers (depending on organizational size) who are willing to be trained in and provide peer support services via the Beyond Silence app. Organizations will also be responsible for inviting employees to participate in the study. Promotional materials will be provided by the research team.
What will organizations receive in participation?
Participating organizations will receive the following:
- Free training and ongoing support for employee volunteers who are willing to be peer support providers in your organization.
- Free access to the Beyond Silence app, a “mental health coach in your pocket” tool that provides private, on-demand, evidence-based mental health information that is customized for healthcare organizations, as well as access to trained peer support providers.
- Employee access to trained peer support providers both within and outside your organization
- Free access to onboarding and orientation materials for employees to access the app that has customized resources for your organization.
- An organizational report will be provided with an overview of the app utilization patterns over the trial (anonymous, aggregate data only).