Donna Hardaker is a Workplace Mental Health Specialist at the York Region branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). She co-developed and now delivers the award-winning Mental Health Works training and education
program, offering strategies and approaches for organizations to improve their awareness and effectiveness in dealing with
workplace mental health issues. Donna is asked to speak across Canada at education and training events on return to work and accommodation, health and safety, disability management, human rights in the workplace, applied public health, and
employee wellness.
Donna’s background is in mental health policy, adult education, human resources management and psychology. She sits on
the York Region Accessibility Advisory Committee and is an advisory member of the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
Her writing about mental health in the workplace has been published in the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, Canadian Healthcare Manager, Moods Magazine and Network Magazine.
