Member and Family Assistance Program
The Health and Welfare Plan is very pleased to announce that as of January 1, 2022, all IATSE Local 118 members, retired members and their dependent family members will have access to a full range of health and wellness services as part of our benefits package provided under the Member and Family Assistance Program (MFAP) through Homewood Health. This benefit is available to ALL Local 118 MEMBERS, regardless of whether or not they are actively working in the local's jurisdiction.
From time to time, many of us encounter personal problems that affect our sense of wellbeing and our ability to function both at work and at home. The ongoing stress and continued uncertainty of living during a global pandemic has had an effect on all of our lives. If help is available early, often these situations can be resolved before they become serious. The MFAP is a confidential program that offers short-term counselling and support related to a wide variety of issues including relationship concerns, depression and anxiety, stress management, grief and bereavement, work and family balance, parenting, substance use, and work-related problems. It can also provide support in areas of childcare and eldercare, career planning, financial, and legal consultation.
The plan also includes a range of online resources such as interactive e-courses, i-Volve online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) and health-related articles.
For a comprehensive web-based orientation of our program and access to all the e-services, please sign up at https://homeweb.ca/
Accessing the MFAP is easy.
Just call the 24-hour toll-free
access number:
1-800-663-1142
Your MFAP service provider can be reached anytime day or night, 365 days of the year—whenever it is most convenient to you.
The MFAP is also available to your dependents, which includes spouses, partners, and children up to the age of 21 living at home and/or up to the age of 25 attending a full-time educational institution. Please share the information with your family members.
All services are offered at no cost to you or your family members.
Be assured that when you use the program, it is completely confidential.
The availability of this important benefit is consistent with our commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of all Local 118 members and their family members. We encourage you to consider utilizing this program now or in the future, should the need arise.
Homewood Health offers live bi-weekly orientation webinars for plan members to help them learn more about Homewood Health and their MFAP services. Registration for the Plan Member Orientation is available by following the link below.
The Homewood Health Assistance Guide is available here .
A brochure about your MFAP is available here.
Information on Homeweb Here