Today@Dal

Across campus, volunteers will be distributing "mood" buttons today. Faculty and staff are encouraged to wear the buttons all week to help appreciate that we all bring different attitudes and perspectives to work each day, and that we need to treat everyone with empathy and understanding.

HOW TO PICK UP YOUR BUTTON(S)

Drop by any of the following locations between 10-11 a.m. or between 12-1 p.m. today:

- Killam Atrium
- Life Sciences Centre near Tim Horton's
- Dalplex
- Tupper Link
- Sexton Campus Alumni Lounge
- Agricultural Campus Cox Institute Room 100 or the Haley Building

Mental health is everyone's business. We're all affected by it, yet the stigma of mental illness is alive and well in our society.

The numbers:
- 7 million Canadians will experience a mental health problem in the next 12 months
- 500,000 people are absent from work each day for mental health reasons
- 1 in 3 workplace disability claims are related to mental illness
- $51 billion is the annual economic cost of mental illness in Canada

Inquiries: HealthyDal@Dal.ca, (902) 494-4568