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Counselling, coaching, and support

The Employee (& Family) Assistance Program (EFAP) is available to employees of the University of Toronto and their dependents: spouses, partners and dependent children. This program is provided at no cost to you.

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Any complaints can be emailed to wellnesshub@utoronto.ca or submitted directly to Telus Health via the toll free phone number.

Available Services

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The Employee (& Family) Assistance Program offers confidential short–term counselling, coaching, information, and support for all types of issues relating to mental health, health management, and achieving greater personal and workplace well-being:

Counselling

On matters regarding:

  • Family
  • Depression
  • Marriage
  • Relationships
  • Life transitions
  • Grief
  • Addictions
  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Other personal issues

Work-Life Services

On matters regarding:

  • Legal
  • Financial
  • Nutrition
  • Child Care and Elder Care
  • Careers

Referrals

For longer term counselling

Online Resources

To access the online platform, you will need to create an account using your unique invitation email that is sent to your utoronto email address.  New employees will be emailed their invitation within one month of employment.

Email wellnesshub@utoronto.ca to request your unique invitation to join the online platform.

The invite email sent to your inbox will be coming from TELUS Health One notifications@one.telushealth.com and will look like the following: