Stephen Greensides, who worked for four years in Scouts Canada's safe scouting department, alleges that handling traumatic safety complaints caused him to develop depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. He says he was not adequately supported as an employee dealing with heavy files, impacting his mental health significantly.
For four years, Stephen Greensides worked in Scouts Canada 's safe scouting department, handling safety complaints from across the organization. He alleges that the traumatic nature of many of those complaints caused him to develop depression and post-traumatic stress disorder .Stephen Greensides says he was not supported as an employee dealing with heavy files in the safe scouting department. Scouts Canada has denied all allegations made against it.
It's an outcome he believes could have been avoided, and it's why Greensides is now suing the organization for up to $2.1 million in damages. In its statement of defence, Scouts Canada denied Greensides's allegations, asserting that the organization met or exceeded its responsibilities as an employer.
" just really became focused on the grooming, the predatory behaviours, the violations and the abuse," he told CBC. "This was a regular offering to everyone involved in an incident and there were information signs posted throughout the office," the organization stated, though it did not specify the exact resources available to employees.Greensides's statement of claim describes a department that was "understaffed and overworked," with a supervisor who left the position and was never replaced.
By 2020, Greensides says he was in a full mental health crisis. His wife Nathalie recalled how he became entirely consumed by his work, increasingly irritable and unable to sleep.Four years into the job, Greensides requested a transfer to another department and was reassigned to a position that still involved managing conflicts within the organization — contrary to the recommendations of a recent psychological assessment, he told CBC.
In his statement of claim, Greensides also accused Scouts Canada of negligence, having "failed to adequately warn employees ... of the true nature of their employment and the significant exposure to trauma."
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