{"id":2109,"date":"2025-07-03T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2109"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:32:32","slug":"mental-health-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/news\/mental-health-made-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health, Made Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Thrive Through Wellness<\/h4>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to wait for a crisis to talk to a counselor. In fact, getting support for life\u2019s smaller struggles\u2014 like stress at work, relationship tension, or low self-esteem\u2014can make a big difference. Talking to a therapist can help you feel more in control, improve your emotional resilience, and prevent future mental health challenges, like depression, stress, and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Teladoc offers confidential, convenient access to professional counselors (online or by phone), to participants 13 years and older. There is no cost to you. To schedule an appointment, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teladochealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teladochealth.com<\/a>, download the app, or call (800) TELADOC (835-2362).<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 Your Health Plan covers outpatient mental health services (in-person or virtual), just like any other health care service. (A provider in the Aetna network may save you money. Search for one under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/health-welfare\/\">Health and Welfare<\/a>, Find a Provider. Click on Aetna Choice\u00ae POS II OPEN Access then register and\/or sign in to your account for the best results.)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0 AETF offers eligible participants up to five free, confidential sessions (face-to-face or virtual) with a qualified clinical expert through the First Choice Health Employee Assistance Plan. Find out if you\u2019re eligible and get details in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/health-welfare\/\">Health &amp; Welfare<\/a> then Employee Assistance Program; or call (800) 777-4114<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Healthy Reminders<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Back to School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Need to get your child a sports physical or update immunizations? It\u2019s only $20 (no deductible required) when you choose a participating clinic in the Wellness and Minor Care program. Simply go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/health-welfare\/\">Find a Provider<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistance Is Here<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The EAP offers legal and financial consultations, ID theft and fraud support, childcare and elder care resources, and home ownership assistance\u2014all at no cost to you! Find out if you\u2019re eligible and get details on aetf. com; call (800) 777-4114; or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fchn.com\/Members\/EAP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fchn.com\/Members\/EAP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thrive Through Wellness You don\u2019t have to wait for a crisis to talk to a counselor. In fact, getting support for life\u2019s smaller struggles\u2014 like stress at work, relationship tension, or low self-esteem\u2014can make a big difference. Talking to a therapist can help you feel more in control, improve your emotional resilience, and prevent future [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2125,"template":"","categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2109","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aetf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}