addiction – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2023 Mental Health Summit: A closer look at intensive outpatient treatment programs for mental health https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2023-mental-health-summit-a-closer-look-at-intensive-outpatient-treatment-programs-for-mental-health/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:55:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147487 Many Canadians are dealing with mental-health challenges that require support beyond what’s available through an employee assistance program — that’s where intensive mental-health treatments could help, said Vahed Lokhand, business development operations and strategy at EHN Canada, during a fireside chat at Benefits Canada’s 2023 Mental Health Summit. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach that can work for […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: How health-care employers are supporting employees’ mental health post-pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-how-health-care-employers-are-supporting-employees-mental-health-post-pandemic/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:59:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130508 Working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic day in and day out, health-care workers experienced significant mental-health challenges over the past two and a half years — and while the most acute phases of the pandemic may have passed, the sector is preparing for the psychological fallout. Employers in the sector have responded proactively […]

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]]> U.S. employers financially impacted by employees’ deteriorating mental health: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/u-s-employers-financially-impacted-by-employees-deteriorating-mental-health-survey/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120240 Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of U.S. employers feel the deteriorating mental health of their workforce is having a negative financial impact on their companies, according to a survey by the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 U.S. employers and 1,000 workers, found 34 per cent of employees reported […]

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]]> How to help employees struggling with substance use amid the pandemic and beyond https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-to-help-employees-struggling-with-substance-use-amid-the-pandemic-and-beyond/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:53:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119274 In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, people found different ways of coping, from baking sourdough bread to clapping for health-care heroes to drinking ‘quarantinis’ during Zoom happy hours. While the baking, clapping and drinking has tapered off for many, some employees have struggled with substance use as the pandemic drags on. But many […]

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]]> Cost of medical plan claims expected to increase in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/cost-of-medical-plan-claims-increasing-in-canada-report/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=118854 In Canada, the year-over-year cost increase for claims under a medical plan on a per-person basis is projected to reach 8.6 per cent this year, up from eight per cent in 2021, according to a new report by Mercer Canada. The report, which analyzed responses from 210 insurers across 59 countries, found the year-over-year cost […]

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]]> Workplace training among Ontario’s mental-health support for frontline health-care workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workplace-training-among-ontarios-mental-health-support-for-frontline-health-care-workers/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111334 Ontario is revealing more about its previously announced plans to spend $12.4 million on more mental-health and addictions supports for frontline health-care workers. Following the provincial government’s announcement in its fall economic statement, it said Tuesday it will invest $5.9 million in services offered through hospitals, such as self-referral and intake services, online discussion groups and confidential clinician support. […]

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]]> Ontario investing $12.4M in mental-health support for frontline health workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/ontario-investing-12-4m-in-mental-health-support-for-frontline-health-workers/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110941 The Ontario government is promising to expand mental-health and addictions support for frontline health and long-term care workers by investing $12.4 million over two years. In its fall economic statement, delivered Thursday, the province acknowledged the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on these employees’ physical and mental well-being. “The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a significant […]

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]]> Employers enhancing mental-health benefits over next three years, finds survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/employers-enhancing-mental-health-benefits-over-next-three-years-finds-survey/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110279 Over the next three years, 67 per cent of plan sponsors said they anticipate investing money and/or staff resources in wellness areas outside of their health benefits plan, with 51 per cent focusing on investments in emotional or mental health, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found 14 per cent of plan sponsors […]

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]]> Assessing mental-health offerings for plan members with moderate to severe symptoms https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/assessing-the-mental-health-offerings-for-plan-members-with-moderate-to-severe-symptoms/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97616 The pandemic has taken a dramatic toll on the well-being of Canadians, but one of the most notable trends has been its impact on employees with pre-existing mental-health challenges, said Lanie Schachter-Snipper, registered psychotherapist and national director of outpatient services for EHN Canada, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at Work conference in late February. […]

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]]> The business case for addressing chronic health issues https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/the-business-case-for-addressing-chronic-health-issues/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97675 Public companies that invest in their people have three times’ the return on their stock price of those that don’t, making a clear case for investing in plan members’ health needs and disability prevention strategies, said Tyler Amell, adjunct faculty at Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, during Benefits Canada’s 2021 Chronic Disease at […]

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