Mental health belongs to all of us. Similar to how things work on the physical level, issues or illnesses may arise with our mental wellbeing when we are faced with challenges. Most of us have experienced mental health issues at some point in our lives. There are a wide range of issues that people experience, such as depression, alcohol/substance use and anxiety.
When you or a dependent are in need of support, here are some resources that are available:
Counselling Services Coverage through Extended Health Benefits
If you are enrolled in the UBC Extended Health plan, you can be 100% reimbursed up to a maximum of $2,500 for each person per benefit year, for counselling services from a licensed psychologist, registered social worker or a registered clinical counsellor.
Counselling Support through UBC’s Employee and Family Assistance Program
UBC’s EFAP provider, Shepell, offers counselling services for you and your dependents for a variety of work, health and life challenges, including:
- Confidential, short-term and solution-focused one-on-one counselling
- Counselling services include, but are not limited to, issues related to personal/emotional (stress, anxiety, depression), couple/relationship (communication, separation/divorce), family (parenting, elder care), work (workplace violence, harassment and conflicts), and addiction
- Variety of delivery methods to best suit your needs, including over the phone, in person, email, secure video chat, and more
To access these services, contact Shepell:
- By calling the Care Access Centre at 1-800-387-4765
- By visiting the Shepell website
To learn more about mental health and illness, visit Shepell’s Mental Illness: Discovery to Recovery microsite to access the following articles:
- Discovering mental illness
- Who is affected by mental illness?
- Living with mental illness
- Mental illness: the road to recovery