Mental health and well-being is a continuum. This helpful chart provided by the Mental Health Commission of Canada can help you identify next steps.

• Contact an SFU Organizational Health specialist to arrange a confidential appointment at org_health@sfu.ca or 778-782-4890.
• If you or a colleague have experienced or observed an incident and need support, this link offers quick access to offices that provide supports to faculty, staff and students who share or disclose their experience: SFU Community Supports.

• 1) For staff and faculty with extended health care benefits, please check your coverage for individual in-person or virtual counselling services at PBC Member Profile (bluecross.ca). Login info below.
  • To find a clinical counsellor: https://bcacc.ca/counsellors/
  • To find a registered psychologist: https://referral.psychologists.bc.ca/

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  2) Contact Homewood Health, SFU's EFAP provider at 1-800-663-1142 for confidential support and solutions focused counselling.

• MindMap BC: A custom-made database of outpatient mental health services for gender- and sexually- diverse people, including professional counselling, peer counselling, support groups and others. 

• E-Counselling Correspondence: Take your time to compose your thoughts and write them in a secure web board when you’re ready. A counsellor will respond within five business days. Register through Pathfinder via Homewood Health. This service is covered by your benefits and login info is below for first-time users.
• Sentio: Online therapy that you can work through at your own pace. This internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program helps treat anxiety and/or mild cases of depression. Register through Pathfinder via Homewood Health. This service is covered by your benefits and login info is below for first-time users.

Coaching can help empower you with the information and support you need to manage new or difficult situations. Contact Life Smart Coaching for telephone-based support on a range of topics including financial, new parent, childcare and parenting, relationship solutions, burnout and stress, grief and loss, wellness, nutrition or smoking cessation coaching. Register through Homewood Health. This service is included in your EFAP benefits. Please call 1-800-663-1142 to access coaching services.

• You can help connect students to available resources at SFU. The Supporting Students in Distress Response Guide is a step-by-step overview to help you identify and potentially assist students in distress.
• For additional supports that faculty and staff can share with students in distress, see Student Services’ Health and Counselling webpage.

Your observations and actions can help a colleague get the help they need. Use the Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being guide to familiarize yourself with common signs of distress and the steps you can take to offer assistance.

• SFU supervisors are encouraged to sign up for training opportunities such as Well-being in Challenging Times and Cultivating a Psychologically Safe Work Environment. Dates vary.
• The Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being guide has a section for managers and supervisors to provide guidance around common signs of distress and the steps you can take to offer assistance .

Online learning and development resources collated by People, Equity and Inclusion. See recommended LinkedIn Learning Courses on Well-being and Resilience.

Access health assessments, personalized health coaching plan templates and more at Health Connected via Pacific Blue Cross. This service is covered by your benefits and login info is below for first-time users.