Mental health

Support plan members beyond the workplace. Our mental health care benefits include:

• Increased psychology benefits up to $5,000
• 100% co-insurance
• Coverage for practitioners beyond psychologists and social workers, including family therapists, clinical counsellors and psychotherapists
• Expanded treatment delivery methods, such as virtual, face-to-face, phone and online chat sessions
• Coverage to treat mental health conditions and addictions at rehabilitation facilities

A proven method of therapy that can help people change negative thought patterns, emotional responses and behaviours. iCBT can lead to improved outcomes for many conditions. It’s available through the psychology or social work paramedical benefit under Extended Health Care.

Provide plan members and their dependents with confidential, round-the-clock counselling. The Employee and Family Assistance Program supports individuals with acute mental health concerns and aims to help plan members stay at work or return to work sooner.

Help break down the barriers to treatment with TELUS Health Virtual Care. The convenient online service connects plan members with a mental health care professional from the comfort of their home.

Mental wellness is a journey. Support plan members on the road to health and happiness with Wellness Now Online. The free digital tool provides plan members with online support for mental wellness, self-led care modules, gratitude journals, podcasts and more. It can be accessed through Benefits Now^® for Plan Members.

Help plan members get the right treatment from the start. Second Opinion Consult gives plan members the option to get a medical second opinion for a covered mental health condition.

Provide plan members on disability leave with personalized solutions that support recovery. Our mental health claims advisor ensures plan members have quick access to the right resources so they can get better and return to work.

A valuable addition if your Co-operators group benefits plan doesn’t include short-term disability. Early Intervention Service can help plan sponsors identify the factors behind mental health-related absences and help plan members get the support they need.