AONest for Businesses

Help staff build emotional intelligence and well-being

Organizations that implement mental health programs see tremendous returns on investment. According to Deloitte’s The ROI in Workplace Mental Health Programs: Good for People, Good for Business (2019), Canadian employers spend approximately $50B CAD each year on costs associated with poor mental health in the workplace and $6B CAD is associated with lost productivity from mental health challenges. The study indicates that there are 500,000 workers who are unable to work each week due to poor mental health.

AONest™ is a comprehensive, self-guided tool to help individuals navigate their mental health concerns and build emotional intelligence and resilience. It provides an easy and affordable way to support mental health at your company.

Improve performance and productivity

By offering the AONest mental health management system to your team members, you can see incredible performance and productivity outcomes. People like to work for organizations that care about their mental health, and they appreciate the support from employers.

Mentally healthy employees take less time off.

Your benefit load will likely decrease.

You may boost attraction to the company.

You may see improvements in employee loyalty and retention.

Promote a culture of acceptance

By using AONest for self-guided emotional intelligence, resilience, and mental health, staff will have a toolkit for improved self-awareness and understanding. They will also have increased capacity to navigate social situations and dynamics. All of this will contribute to a culture of acceptance within your organization.

Deliver reconciliation-based outcomes in your workplace

AONest is a social initiative in collaboration with the registered charity, Anishnabeg Outreach (AO). AO is a hub for Indigenous culture and prosperity and offers a range of programs that focus on reconciliation, healing, and traditions. AO also partners with social service agencies that work with equity-deserving groups and First Nations reserves. Because it helps individuals navigate their mental health concerns and increase their well-being, AONest is a great way for you to promote reconciliation-based outcomes within your company.

Choose the best option for your company

There are several different options to choose from. You can:

Purchase AONest licenses for your leadership team so they can enhance their emotional intelligence and build understanding and skills.
Provide AONest licenses to specific departments or roles that deal with stressful situations, such as sales, customer success, and client support positions.
Provide all team members with AONest licenses. This option could be employer-paid, employee-paid, or co-paid.

Some organizations also choose to make a corporate donation to Anishnabeg Outreach (AO) and/or name AO as a charity of choice. By doing so, you will make AONest available to individuals on our wait list who need free access to the system.

By supporting the mental health of your group members, you are also giving the gift of mental health to others who need it. Through our community-focused Buy 1, Give 1 model, whenever a company or organization purchases AONest licenses for its employees or team members, we also give free access of the AONest solution to individuals on our wait list.

Regardless of which option you choose above, please contact us to book a consultation. We will chat about the best way to introduce AONest into your organization and/or give the gift of mental health to people who need it.