NATIONAL BENEFIT FUNDS
Help to Cope With Today’s and Future Challenges
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oping with life’s challenges and the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic can be stressful. During difficult times, you or your family members may be experiencing undue stress, depression, and even panic. Sometimes you may feel helpless and hopeless. If this is happening to you, you need help! As the Board of Trustees of the National Roofers Union and Employers Joint Health and Welfare Fund, we recognize your needs and we are providing you with assistance.
Your New FREE EAP Benefit Beginning January 1, 2021, you, your eligible dependents and members of your household will be eligible to connect with counselors and specialists free, by phone and online, via Cigna’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). An EAP program counselor is a valuable resource if/when you or a family member needs help to cope with anything that is causing a negative effect on your personal, private and/or professional life. EAP counselors are uniquely qualified to assess your needs, find a solution to help resolve your concerns, and direct you to a variety of helpful resources in your community. They can also provide you with educational materials on almost any work or life issue: • Stress • Marriage, family, and work-
related problems
• Mental health and substance
abuse matters (alcohol and drug treatment)
• Parenting, child care
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• Legal assistance • Home maintenance, relocation • Education • Senior care • Identity theft • Finances • Pet care • Adoption
If you’d like to speak with an EAP counselor by phone or online— You can speak confidentially with an EAP counselor 24/7/365: • To speak directly with a counselor
over the phone, call (877) 622-4327. You can call for help when and wherever you are, day or night, weekdays or weekends, at home, at work, or while you are traveling. You will also be eligible for an unlimited number of telephonic sessions.
• To chat with an EAP counselor
online, visit mycigna.com and click on Click to Chat for EAP members.
In addition, you and your family members are eligible for up to five
(5) free face-to-face visits per type of issue per year with a counselor.
The Behavioral Health Network The EAP is just one component of the behavioral health services that the National Roofers Union and Employers Joint Health and Welfare Fund is providing to you through Cigna. You also have direct, online access to the medical specialists who participate in Cigna’s Behavioral Health network. The network includes doctors who specialize in psychiatry or addiction medicine, can diagnose problems, treat them through talk therapy, and prescribe medication, if necessary. The network also includes psychologists, family therapists, social workers, nurse practitioners, and clinicians. All therapists contracted by Cigna are licensed and offer treatment through independent practices, and some use video conferencing to provide more convenient access to care. You can connect with a specialist 24/7/365 if you’re dealing with any health issue, including anxiety, depression, stress, and grief. No
