Managing disability that is due to a mental health issue requires a specialized set of skills and resources. At Homewood, our Integrated Health Team of professionals offer unsurpassed clinical expertise, innovative case management and an ongoing commitment to sustainable outcomes.  Our goal is to minimize the impact of disability on a person’s capacity to be competent in the workplace. We accomplish this by leveraging our expertise in mental health with a co-ordinated disability management continuum of care that focuses on an early and safe return to work.

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The Conference Board of Canada¹ reports  the most significant impact an organization’s ability to achieve a profitable bottom line are the high costs associated with disability, and the leading cause of disability in Canada is due to depression.

The economic reality is that disability represents anywhere from 4% to 12% of payroll costs in Canada and upwards of $33 billion is lost to the Canadian economy annually due to mental health and addiction problems.²

Escalating drug benefits, wage replacement, short-term disability premiums and lost productivity create a compelling business case for a proactive approach to mental health disability management.

1. Conference Board of Canada, J. McBride King, Workplace Health and Wellbeing Measurement,(2005).
2. Stephens, Thomas and Natcha Joubert. The Economic Burden of Mental Health Problems in Canada.