What networks are in place to help employees heal from societal traumas?

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Given recent events in London, Ont. and Kamloops, B.C., employers can no longer ignore outside factors in their employees’ well being

in London, Ont., in what police have called a hate-based crime. Societally, both events can profoundly affect the sense of well-being for employees in your company.Within workplaces, what are the options to help one another heal in the wake of

In recent years, more and more organizations have developed a range of diversity and inclusion networks that try to increase opportunities for understanding among different groups of employees. Commonly, these include promoting awareness and connection around social identities such as gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation, among others.

I have several friends and colleagues who belong to Indigenous awareness networks within their companies, which give them the opportunity to build greater cultural awareness and connection through activities led by their Indigenous work colleagues. This includes sharing circles on various reconciliation issues, conversations with elders, and participating in shared cultural experiences, such as smudging ceremonies, which they might not otherwise have in wider society.

If you are a leader in your company, take time to explore what types of networks have been set up. This might have occurred informally, without specific support from management. If that’s the case, you have an opportunity to make them more formal and visible to others, and to bring their voices to the forefront in future.

 

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