2026 HeadsTogether Day

2026 Mental Health Week in Canada runs May 4 – 10. And to spark awareness across the brokerage community, the Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan (IBAS) has designated Friday, May 8, as the first-ever HeadsTogether Day — a day dedicated to shedding the stigma around mental health within our 150-plus member brokerages.

How To Get Involved

Taking part in HeadsTogether Day is simple: On Friday, commit to undertaking one simple action within your brokerage — individually or as a team — to support your mental health.

Some individual activities could include:

• Micro-breaks: Step away from your screen for five minutes every hour. Walk to a window, stretch, or head outside.
• 4-7-8 breathing: This quick breathing exercise takes less than two minutes and helps 'reset' your nervous system.
• Gratitude notes: Jot down 1 – 3 things you're grateful for at the start and end of your day.
• Walking meetings: Take solo calls or one-on-ones on foot instead of sitting.
• Digital boundaries: Set specific times to check e-mail rather than constantly reacting.
• Desk reset: Spend five minutes tidying your workspace. A clear space reduces cognitive load.
• Phone-free lunch: Eat away from your desk and screen, even briefly.

Some team activities could include:

• Check-in rounds: Start meetings with a quick 'one word / one number' check-in (i.e. "rate your energy on a scale of 1 – 10") to normalize talking about how people feel.
• No-meeting blocks: Collectively protect certain morning or afternoon time slots for focused, uninterrupted work.
• Team lunch: Informal, no-agenda team lunch where work talk is off the table.
• Walking group: A lunchtime walking group that anyone can join on their own terms.
• Peer recognition: Call out a colleague's contribution each hour.
• "How are we doing?" retro: A brief, periodic team reflection not just on work but on how the team is feeling — workload, energy, morale.

Click here for some other ideas from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). We also encourage you to take a few minutes to read CMHA's information kit on the importance of workplace peer support.

Tell Us How You Participated — And Win!

No later than 5 p.m. on Monday, May 11, fill out this short online form, and you and/or your brokerage will be entered to win a free team lunch for your entire office as well as $1,000 to be used in support of your and/or your team's mental wellness — all courtesy of Saskatchewan Blue Cross.

Click here to learn more about the IBAS HeadsTogether Initiative.