Effective today
(June 10, 2019), the Short-Term Crisis Intervention Mental Health Counselling
program will be re-named the Mental Wellness and Counselling program to reflect
improvements to coverage.
The program
has been changed to improve access to services. These improvements include:
• Removing the requirement that clients be in a state of crisis in order to be eligible for services
• Providing counselling to all eligible clients regardless of residence on or off-reserve
• Extending the validity of prior approvals to 12 months (had been five previously)
• Increasing the number of counselling sessions covered from 15 to 20
Counselling
must be provided by a mental health provider registered with First Nations
Health Benefits. A full list of registered providers is on the FNHA website at www.fnha.ca/benefits/mental-health.
Clients
with any questions may call the Health Benefits support line at 1-855-550-5454.
Short-Term
Crisis Intervention Mental Health Counselling Program (Old) | Mental
Wellness and Counselling Program (NEW – Effective June 10, 2019) |
·
Counselling
only available to clients living off-reserve ·
Clients
must be in crisis to access counselling ·
Prior
approvals only valid for 20 weeks ·
Provides
coverage for 15 counselling sessions | ✔ Counselling available to all
clients regardless of residence on or off-reserve ✔ If clients need counselling they
are eligible – there is no crisis requirement ✔ Prior approvals valid for 12
months ✔ Provides coverage for 20
counselling sessions |
