Member Mental Health resources

We have developed a new section on our website at medaviebc.ca/mentalhealth that provides an all-in-one overview of the mental health resources we have available to members. This section makes it easy for members to assess what support is most appropriate for them, and quickly link through to start using them. Reflecting the challenges of accessing services during the pandemic, all services can be accessed online.

Please let your plan members know about this section and these services by sharing our Member Mental Health communication template with them. The template can be downloaded from our COVID-19 information centre at medaviebc.ca/info-centre-covid-19.

BEACON Stronger Minds sponsorship

To help extend mental health supports to as many Canadians as possible during this challenging time, we are proud to invest in Stronger Minds, a free digital program to help individuals manage their mental health. Developed by our mental health partner BEACON, Stronger Minds provides expert mental health guidance for the emotional wellbeing of anyone needing support.

The program leverages BEACON’s team of clinical psychologists and access to videos, quick reads and resilience-building activities, and links to services that anyone that may be experiencing COVID-19-related anxiety, stress or depression can access.

In addition to expert guidance from the BEACON team of clinical psychologists, Stronger Minds presents personal perspectives from beloved Canadian Olympic rower Silken Laumann, TSN sports commentator Michael Landsberg, as well as physical well-being guidance from GoodLife Fitness.

Stronger Minds can be accessed by Medavie Blue Cross members atmedaviebc.ca/mentalhealth. 

Wellness Together Canada portal

Health Canada has launched a new portal Wellness Together Canada dedicated to mental wellness that provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals when needed. It includes resources from Medavie Health Foundation partners including Stepped Care 2.0, Kids Help Phone, and Strongest Families Institute.

Building and maintaining psychologically safe and healthy workplaces, especially during the stress of this pandemic, is essential to organizational success. You can review our full suite of mental health products and services at medaviebc.ca/mentalhealthsolutions. We are here to help.

To learn more about our mental health offerings, please contact your Medavie Blue Cross representative.