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Teacher-parents are facing a hidden strain within the education workforce: while many appear to be coping, they may be experiencing elevated burnout risk beneath the surface. Drawing on findings from TELUS Health\u2019s Mental Health Index and the Center for Organizational Effectiveness\u2019 Psychological Safety Study, Dr. Kennette examines why this group often goes unseen, why existing wellness initiatives fall short, and what it would take to build more sustainable support systems for educators.<\/span>\u00a0Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17836,"template":"","categories":[580,224,566],"tags":[623],"tipes":[33],"region":[],"class_list":["post-17835","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-engagement","category-employee-wellbeing","category-psychological-safety","tag-educator-wellbeing","tipes-wpo-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Hidden Mental Health Gap for Teacher-Parents - Workplace Options - Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workplaceoptions.com\/ca\/news\/the-hidden-mental-health-gap-for-teacher-parents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Hidden Mental Health Gap for Teacher-Parents\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teacher-parents are facing a hidden strain within the education workforce:..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workplaceoptions.com\/ca\/news\/the-hidden-mental-health-gap-for-teacher-parents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Workplace Options - 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