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
1 Tower Watson, A Pathway to Employee Health and Workplace Productivity. 2011-2012