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Family support services

Last updated on December 13, 2024

Family support services offer confidential support for a broad range of family-related issues, including child care and parenting, intimate relationships, and elder care challenges.

These services are free, voluntary and available to everyone, including:

  • Auxiliary employees
  • Employees receiving a Short Term Illness and Injury Plan (STIIP) or long-term disability (LTD) benefits
  • Family members who normally live with an employee

Depending on your needs, an intake counselor may redirect you to telephone, online or digital resource kit supports.

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Family support resources

  • Work one-on-one with a family support specialist by telephone to get information and resources related to your particular family-related needs
  • Get information about:
    • Planning a family
    • Finding daycare and educational services
    • Blended families
    • Effective parenting at all ages and stages
  • Get information and resources about a full range of elder care concerns, including finding caregiving services
  • Find digital resources and helpful tools about a range of family issues

Communication skills for managing relationships

  • Develop new skills to be a more effective communicator within relationships
  • Learn communication strategies and skill building to assist you in your relationships
  • Explore your personal communication goals and patterns
  • This is an online group counselling program over 4 weeks

Separation and divorce program

  • Better understand how to successfully cope with this challenging life event with this self-directed online program
  • Get comprehensive information about typical separation and divorce issues from clinical, legal and financial experts
  • Take advantage of helpful interactive features, including:
    • Self-assessments
    • Checklists
    • Goal-setting exercises
  • This self-directed program is available for 3 months after you begin using the service

How to access services

To access services, call Telus Health (formerly LifeWorks) toll free 24 hours per day, 7 days a week: 1-800-655-5004

Register or Login at: one.telushealth.com

To provide feedback about Employee and Family Assistance Services:

  • Call TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks) directly at 1-800-655-5004, or
  • Submit an AskMyHR (IDIR restricted) service request. using the categories Myself (or) My Team/Organization > Health & Well-being > Employee & Family Assistance Services. The Employee and Family Assistance Services program manager will follow up with you.

The BC Public Service is committed to a culture that supports employee safety and health.

Whether you're managing your own health, or looking for information to support your team, we have the resources and supports you're looking for.