Our commitment to mental health
Mental illness is rated one of the top three drivers of both short-term and long-term disability by more than 80 per cent of Canadian employers.1
Manulife is committed to being a leader in strengthening the psychological health resiliency of Canadians by providing a fully integrated health awareness, education and prevention, intervention and recovery maintenance support program to our clients, their employees, and their families.
We have developed a best in class, comprehensive psychological health strategy that spans the entire health continuum from prevention to case management and intervention. The goal of our psychological health strategy is to help build and support psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.
Our strategy focuses on the following key areas:
- Providing knowledge, resources and tools for executive and people leaders
- Providing knowledge, resources and tools for individuals
- Developing partnerships, and supporting research and publications
- Providing expertise in case management
Our latest enhancements include:
- Creating an industry-first national team of mental health specialists who will work with disability case managers to guide the management of mental health disability claims and help ensure appropriate treatment and support is in place.
- Enhancing our case management model for mental health claims by adding new tools and partnerships with mental health experts such as Medaca Health Group and Homewood Health®.
- Workplace Solutions for Mental Health: Manager Training – developed in partnership with Homewood Health and offered in person, or through webinar or e-course.
Please review our Workplace Solutions for Mental Health brochure for the full suite of products and services supporting mental health. If you are a Manulife client, you can also contact your advisor or Manulife Group Benefits representative for more information.
1 Tower Watson, A Pathway to Employee Health and Workplace Productivity. 2011-2012
