Local 591 EAP / Member Assistance

Credit IAM EAP, LAP

October 2018

Recovery

(excerpts from SAMSHA Recovery Month P age)

 Recovery Is Possible

Recovery is defined as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. There are numerous treatment and recovery options for mental and substance use disorders and each recovery journey is unique. If you, a family member, or a friend needs help, resources are available. You are not alone.

Each Year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (https://www.samhsa.gov), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (https://www.hhs.gov), sponsors National Recovery Month (https://www.recoverymonth.gov/) to increase awareness of behavioral health conditions. This observance promotes the knowledge that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works. Treatment is effective, and people can and do recover from mental and substance use disorders.

The 2018 Recovery  theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Invest in Health, Home, Purpose, and Community,” explores how integrated care, a strong community, sense of purpose, and leadership contributes to effective treatments that sustain the recovery of persons with mental and substance use disorders.
• About 1 in 13 people (7.8 percent) needed substance use treatment.

• An estimated 44.7 million adults aged 18 or older had any mental illness (AMI) in the United States, representing 18.3 percent of all adults in the United States.
• Approximately 11.8 million aged 12 or older – 4.4 percent of the total U.S. population aged 12 or older – misused opioids in the past year. A person with a mental or substance use disorder may find it difficult to reach out for help alone, but families and sup- port networks can help make the connection to appropriate resources. Getting help may improve the chances of managing a behavioral health condition, and reduce or eliminate associated symptoms, and save a life.

• Treatment for depression improves not only psychiatric symptoms, but also a person’s quality of life.

• Treatment for substance use disorders can help people stop substance use, avoid relapse, and lead active lives engaged with their families, workplaces, and communities.
• Treating alcohol dependence and addiction reduces the burden on the family budget and improves life for those who live with the alcohol-dependent individual.

Treatment and Recovery Support Services 

When mental and substance use disorders go unaddressed, they become more complex and more difficult to treat. Intervening early, before behavioral health conditions progress, is among the best and most cost-effective ways to improve overall health. Addressing the mental and substance use disorders in the impacted family members is also a way to improve health and will support whole family recovery. Most communities have trained professionals who can help individuals with behavioral health conditions. Treatment can be provided in different settings—including outpatient, residential, and inpatient—based on the disorder and the intensity of care required. Examples of proven and effective treatments include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Com- munity Reinforcement Approach, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid or alcohol use disorder using an FDA-approved medication in combination with counseling and other services. Effective approaches to treatment address all aspects of the illness (for example, biological, psychological, and social). For more information about various types of treatment and recovery support services and the benefits of each, visit SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatments and Services webpage at https:// www.samhsa.gov/treatment and the Recovery and Recovery Support webpage at https://www. samhsa.gov/recovery.

Resources

Many options are available to help people seek treatment and sustain recovery. Whichever path a person chooses, it is important to find the treatment and recovery support that works best for him or her. A variety of organizations that provide information and resources on mental and substance use disorders, as well as prevention, treatment, and recovery support services.

SAMHSA’s Recovery and Recovery Support webpage (https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery): Provides in- formation on how recovery-oriented care and recovery support systems help people with mental and sub- stance use disorders manage their conditions.

SAMHSA’s Information and resources for families and family-based organizations (https://www.sam-hsa.gov/brsstacs/recovery-support-tools/parents-families): Provides resources for families and family-run organizations supporting behavioral health recovery and resilience for children, youth, and adults.

SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (https://store.samhsa.gov/product/ Opioid-Overdose-Prevention-Toolkit/ SMA13-4742): Helps communities and local governments develop policies and practices to prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. The toolkit addresses issues of interest to first responders, treatment and service providers, and those recovering from an opioid overdose.

The Alcohol Treatment Navigator, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (https://AlcoholTreatment.niaaa.nih.gov): Provides a step-by-step strategy to inform a search for evidence-based alcohol treatment.

The Addiction Recovery Guide’s Mobile App Listing: Provides descriptions and links to other apps that sup- port recovery, including self-evaluation, recovery programs, online treatment, and chat rooms.
The guide is available at: https://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/resources/mobile_ apps

October Monthly Observances

National Depression Education & Awareness Month

Eat Better, Eat Together Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Dental Hygiene Month

Emotional Wellness Month

Benefits and you

This year’s Annual Enrollment is October 15^th - October 26^th, your team attended the TWU benefits conference and we would like to highlight some of the changings:

• During this year’s enrollment on the Benefits Service Center, team members will be able to select the best plan for them based on their historical prescription and medical claims information and anticipated 2019 healthcare needs
• A new Benefits Navigator service (Accolade)- Accolade will be the point of contact for healthcare related services, clinical management programs and direct to programs
• A new medical Claims administrator for UHC states, UMR
• In 2019, Hyatt Legal will provide additional covered services in the Group Legal Plan. Monthly contributions will decrease from $18.98 to $16.90
• Dental changes (1.1%), Preventive care 100%, Deductibles per person (in Network) $50, Annual Maximum Benefit per person $1,500.
• Naturally Slim optimized 2018 curriculum into shorter weekly videos with additional instructors and more frequent skill- reinforcement videos after first ten weeks. No cost at least 8 out of 10 initial classes are completed. $100 cost share if initial sessions are not completed.
• StayWell RX- $0 for generic and $15 brand name, Must use Express Scripts Smart 90 or CVS or Tom Thumb pharmacy to receive benefit, Introduced asthma in 2018 and expanded the covered drugs on the list in April due to employee feedback, StayWell Rx enrollment will transition in 2019 to Accolade
• Onsite EAP
• Optum Employee Assistance Program- Optum behavioral health network, 4 free visits per issue, Critical incident responses, LiveandWorkWell.com
• The union website should be online by the end of this month, This website will have a registration process and will be member specific and have all policies and forms needed, we did a preview and it looks good, administrated from union active and we are asking for input when it comes out to improve the site.
• The TWU vol Benefits line on your pay check may include union Critical Illness Insurance. If you have Critical Illness Insurance,  completing a health assessment will entitle you to a $50 cash payout. The form is on the local591.com EAP/MAP page
• New flex spending cards will be sent out shortly.
• Check Local591.com, EAP/MAP page for more information

Comparison of monthly Medical Contributions.

2019 Medical Plans Summary

Average national contribution increases are within the range of 6% - 9%

1 Domestic Partnership coverage is available in the Core Plan only
2 Cost Share would be 21% without American’s contribution; 14.3% with the signed letter of agreement 30

Local 591 EAP / Member Assistance Representatives (MAP)

Ken Morse- (815) 483-8585 - k.morse@local591.com

National EAP/MAP Director and Central Region EAP/MAP/Benefits Coordinator

Tony Lepore- (940) 536-8817- t.lepore@local591.com

National Benefits Director and Northeast Region EAP/MAP/Benefits Coordinator

Danny Wilson- (631) 334-0933- d.wilson@local591.com

Northeast Region EAP/MAP and Benefits Coordinator

Rawle Skeet- (954) 559-7505- r.skeete@local591.com

Southeast Region EAP/MAP and Benefits Coordinator

Sean Bruno- (310) 594-2025-s.bruno@local591.com
West Region EAP/MAP and Benefits Coordinator

John Hadaway- (817) 637-8075- J.hadaway@local591.com

Southwest Region (Terminal) EAP/MAP and Benefits Coordinator

 
David San Miguel- (817) 875-5808- D.sanmiguel@local591.com

Southwest Region (Hangar) EAP/MAP and Benefits Coordinator

For Assistance please call above.

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