Crisis-Ready Workplace® Program

A Crisis-Ready Workplace® is better equipped to:

  • Recognize concerns earlier.

  • Respond with confidence.

  • Connect people to the right support.

  • Continuously improve how the organization prevents and responds to risk.

A workplace that thrives because its people do.

Turn Existing PHS and OHS Programs Into Practical Workplace Readiness

The Crisis-Ready Workplace® Program helps employers operationalize existing Psychological Health and Safety (PHS) and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) programs by building trusted human capability inside the workforce, sustaining that capability through continued practice, measuring what is working, and continuously improving through a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach.

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Why Employers Are Acting Now

Psychological health and safety is increasingly being treated through the same systematic risk-management lens organizations already apply to Occupational Health and Safety.

Employers are now being asked to do more than provide resources. They need to demonstrate they can identify psychological hazards, assess risk, put reasonable controls in place, train people to respond, monitor effectiveness, and continuously improve.

At the same time, mental health challenges, burnout, workplace conflict, disability, and psychosocial risk continue to affect employee experience and organizational performance.

The opportunity is not necessarily to add more programs.

It is to make the programs you already have work better together

Rising Expectations

PHS is moving deeper into the OHS and due diligence conversation

Growing Human Impact

Employees are facing increasing psychosocial strain

Execution Gap

Policies and resources often exist, but employees still do not know what to do when someone is struggling

How the Crisis-Ready Workplace® Program Works

IMPLEMENT

Train Crisis-Ready Interventionists®

Build practical human capability by training trusted employees to recognize emerging risk, respond supportively, and connect colleagues to appropriate help.

SUSTAIN

Continued Practice and Knowledge Hub for CRIs

Keep CRIs confident and capable through ongoing scenario-based practice, quick access to practical resources, and clear pathways to support.

MEASURE

Program Performance and Insights for Employers

Track awareness, utilization, employee experience, readiness, adoption, program performance, and emerging organizational insights.

IMPROVE

Apply PDCA

Use those insights to strengthen implementation, close gaps, improve controls, and continuously improve workplace readiness.

Crisis-Ready Workplace® Program

A Simple Path to Becoming Crisis-Ready

Start with trusted employees, build capability, sustain practice, measure readiness, and scale in the way that best fits your organization.

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Start With a Pilot

Identify trusted employees and launch your first Crisis-Ready Interventionist® cohort.

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Build Internal Capability

Train Crisis-Ready Interventionists® across teams, locations, and functions.

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Sustain Practice

Support CRIs through Crisis-Ready Compass™ with continued learning, scenario-based practice, and quick access to practical resources and support pathways.

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Measure Readiness

Use Crisis-Ready Intelligence™ to understand engagement, awareness, employee experience, confidence, and program adoption.

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Scale and Improve

Build toward 10% workforce coverage, strengthen implementation through Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), and maintain annual Crisis-Ready Workplace® recognition.

For Larger Workforces

Need to Scale Across a Larger Organization?

Organizations with larger workforces can develop internal trainer capacity to scale Crisis-Ready Interventionist® certification efficiently across locations, teams, and shifts.

Scale with Internal Trainers for Only $99 per internally certified Crisis-Ready Interventionist®
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Trusted by Organizations

  • "The stress and demands on HR professionals is increasing. This quality training supports them in their work and ability to assist colleagues while ensuring they can take care of themselves. It's imperative to equip our teams with the tools and supports they require today and for the future."

    — Large Private Employer

  • "We have had the privilege to have Dr. Howatt conduct workplace mental health training with a focus on crisis. The training was 100% on mark for the needs of our organization. Our team members left with both a solid foundation and tools to bring into the organization immediately."

    — Large Canadian Municipality

  • "As human adversity loads are getting heavier, we've seen increased crisis behaviours. Crisis-Ready Workplace equips HR teams with new skills and capabilities for both employees and the business to navigate these complex and emotionally charged environments."

    — Publicly Traded Organization

Proven by Early Traction

Crisis-Ready Workplace continues to scale across sectors with strong demand from employers seeking practical, defensible solutions.

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SUCCESSFUL COHORTS DELIVERED

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PROFESSIONALS TRAINED ACROSS SECTORS

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CERTIFIED TRAINERS AVAILABLE TO YOU

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS… AND COUNTING