Mind Share Partners Institute
An online certification program to equip you with the knowledge and skills to create a culture of support for mental health at your organization.
The Program
Our online certification program leverages expertise from mental health, management, and legal fields to help you create a mentally healthy culture for yourself, your team, and your organization. Participants of the program will gain key skills and strategies to develop a strategy to create a culture of mental health with their respective companies and share what they’ve learned in an awareness-building lunch & learn conversation.
The program takes place over the course of two months and includes four 2-hour virtual training sessions using case studies, scenarios, personal reflection, and action planning tools.
Session Dates
Session 1 - Thursday, October 1; 10:30am PT - 1:00pm PT
Session 2 - Thursday, October 8; 10:30am PT - 1:00pm PT
Session 3 - Thursday, October 29; 10:30am PT - 1:00pm PT
Session 4 - Thursday, November 19; 10:30am PT - 1:00pm PT
Disclaimer: This is not a train-the-trainer program. Completion of this program does not certify individuals to conduct extensive mental health training or provide mental health services or therapy to others.
Requirements for certification. In order to receive a certificate for the Mind Share Partners Institute, participants must attend all four Institute sessions and complete the presentation project covered in the Institute. If participants are not able to complete these requirements, they are still fully welcome to participate in the Institute without certification.
What You'll Learn
Learn about the prevalence and impact of mental health in the workplace.
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Understand the mental health spectrum and the unique role that every employee has in workplace mental health.
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Explore mental health within the context of diversity and inclusion.
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Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how to effectively navigate it.
Build skills and capabilities to create a culture of support for mental health.
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Learn how to create culture change and your unique role as a mental health champion.
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Practice starting (and continuing) a conversation with an employee who might be struggling.
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Learn proactive practices that create flexibility to support diverse workplace needs.
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Gain strategies for maintaining individual self-care.
Join a community of leaders driving change in their companies.
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Share lessons learned in your own organization.
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Problem-solve real-life case studies with other professionals.
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Learn best practices from peers and provide support to each other as you undergo the difficult work of culture change.
The Impact
Employees who are mentally healthy are happier, more productive, and more likely to stick around. As the war for talent continues, companies who take proactive steps toward creating a mentally healthy culture and improving access will find themselves in the best place to attract and retain the best teams. Learn more.
Improve retention.
34% of employees (and 50% of millennials) have left previous roles for mental health reasons.
Maximize engagement.
217 million days of work are lost in productivity every year due to unaddressed mental health conditions.
Reduce absenteeism.
Employees with unaddressed mental health conditions experience 31x more absentee days than employees without a condition.
Improve benefits utilization.
Employees don't use benefits if they aren't encouraged to or don't feel safe doing so.
Foster inclusivity.
Focusing on wellness without naming mental health can alienate those facing challenges even further.
Why It Matters
Creating a culture of support for mental health starts with champions at all levels of the organization—whether you are a C-level executive, D&I professional, manager, HR leader, or an employee passionate about ensuring that your company supports the mental health of its team members.
Learn more in Mind Share Partners' 2019 Mental Health at Work report.
60% of employees
experienced symptoms of a mental health condition in the past year.
60% of employees
have never talked to anyone at work about their mental health.
Only 29% of employees
feel comfortable talking to their manager about mental health, and only 25% to HR.
Pricing
Companies with < 10k employees
$750 / person
Companies with > 10k+ employees
$1,000 / person
Discounts are available for:
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Current clients of Mind Share Partners (20% off)
Connect with us at for a discount code.
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Additional registrations from your company (20% off)
First, register a single employee. Then, connect with us at for a discount code for all additional registrations from your company.
