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Calltime Mental Health
Calltime Mental Health is a public resource and mental health campaign for all workers in the motion picture industry and performing arts.
ICG 669 is one of the six representatives of the BC Film Sector Unions who support Calltime Mental Health.
Calltime Mental Health is an initiative created by British Columbia’s motion picture industry unions, driven by this vision statement:
Calltime envisions a future where motion picture industry workers come together as a community of care to help those with mental illness and substance abuse issues; a culture where everyone feels safe at work; and supported and empowered to ask for and offer help; where union staff and department managers and supervisors have access to training and resources to adequately address issues as they arise; and where impairment at work is seen as an occupational health and safety issue and is neither accepted nor condoned.
About 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. and Canada has symptoms of a mental health disorder, a substance-abuse disorder, or both. Sadly, most do not get proper care for the problem, often due to fears of social stigma, an inability to recognize their need for help, or a lack of information & access to resources. This is no different within the BC Film sector.
The Calltime Mental Health campaign has been developed to support BC motion picture workers and their families, reduce the stigma related to mental health and substance use concerns, and to ensure that BC motion picture workers are aware of the services and benefits available to them through their Union Health Benefit Plans and broader resources that are available to the public.
Partners
Calltime Mental Health Society has been created by a committee composed of representatives of each of the six BC Film Sector Unions – IATSE 891, ICG 669, Teamsters 155, UBCP/ACTRA, ACFC West. Local 2020 Unifor, and DGC BC and their associated Health Benefit plans. The 6 BC film union locals have generously provided initial funding for this initiative
Calltime has developed a series of modules to help you recognize mental health and addiction issues, signs, and symptoms, and how to assist you and your fellow crew and union members get the support they need.
You can find them here.
If you are looking to help, or you are looking for help, Calltime’s got you covered with their list of resources.
They cover 12 topics from Indigenous, Suicide, Depression to Finance and Alcohol / Substances.
To access these resources, click here.
Calltime Mental Health has you covered. Counselling and referral services are available to you through your union benefits plan.
Don’t wait to get the help you need. Click here.
The Calltime Mental Health Podcast is hosted by Gregg Taylor, clinical counsellor, and consultant to Calltime Mental Health. This Podcast is designed for the motion picture industry to give support, information about mental health, and to reduce the stigma.
Listen here.