--- title: Why invest in Workplace Mental Health?  Top HR leaders share their reasons. description: HR leaders across Canada share what their primary drivers were to launch mental health programs at their organizations. image: https://www.mindbeacon.com/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-HocFQHhGjDE-unsplash.jpg --- # Why invest in Workplace Mental Health?  Top HR leaders share their reasons. Posted by [ the MindBeacon team](https://www.mindbeacon.com/insights-for-hrleaders/author/the-mindbeacon-team) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![christina-wocintechchat-com-HocFQHhGjDE-unsplash](https://www.mindbeacon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/christina-wocintechchat-com-HocFQHhGjDE-unsplash.jpg?width=5727&name=christina-wocintechchat-com-HocFQHhGjDE-unsplash.jpg)MindBeacon hosted a Workplace Mental Health Program panel discussion and HR leaders shared their primary drivers for launching mental health programs across their various organizations.  Hear from Andrea Malloni (HR Manager at NVIDIA), Brett Seifred (Partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP), Celine Boffo (Vice President, Human Resources, Personal & Commercial Banking at RBC) and Peter Neufeld (VP of Leadership at Maple Leaf Foods) here on what drove them to implement their own mental health programs:   To access the full webinar, register to view the webcast with their advice [here](https://info.mindbeacon.com/workplace-mental-health-program-virtual-event). 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