Mental Health and Counselling
Eligible young adults who are on a SAJE Agreement (Unconditional Income Support, Conditional Income Support, SAJE Housing Agreement or a SAJE Support Agreement) may access the SAJE Health and Wellness Benefits. Covered providers include: regulated or registered mental health professionals, evidence-based therapies designed to support mental health (examples: art, music, equine), and cultural healing (examples: Elders, land-based healing). Extended dental and optical coverage as well as health care (through MSP) is also available to those who are eligible.
Your conversations are not discussed when you access mental health services through SAJE.
Pacific Blue Cross is the benefits provider. They can be billed directly for dental and optical costs. Please check with your SAJE Guide, MCFD worker, ICFSA worker or SAJE Provincial Support Services at 1-866-623-3001 or MCF.SAJE@gov.bc.ca if you have questions about direct billing.
Medical Services Plan (MSP) includes coverage for:
PharmaCare Plan C covers 100% coverage of eligible prescription costs, including the dispensing fee.
Under this plan, benefits are obtained by providing your personal health number or Care Card to the pharmacist. For prescriptions not regularly covered by PharmaCare, the physician may request special authority directly from PharmaCare for an exception.
Yes – if you are enrolled in benefits through a spousal plan or an employer, then these medical benefits can be combined with SAJE Medical Benefits.
No – if you are in receipt of Income Assistance through the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (Income Assistance, Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers, or Persons with Disabilities)
and receiving medical/dental, those benefits are not combinable with SAJE medical/dental. However, you are still able to access the SAJE Mental Health and Counselling Benefit.
Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies (ICFSAs) may also have dedicated workers to assist Indigenous youth with planning for their transition to adulthood and accessing the SAJE program. Click here to find a ICFSA near you.
Call SAJE 1-866-623-3001
Weekdays 8:30AM – 4:30PM PST
Email SAJE at MCF.SAJE@gov.bc.ca
Eligible young adults who are on a SAJE Agreement (Unconditional Income Support, Conditional Income Support, SAJE Housing Agreement or a SAJE Support Agreement) may access the SAJE Health and Wellness Benefits. Covered providers include: regulated or registered mental health professionals, evidence-based therapies designed to support mental health (examples: art, music, equine), and cultural healing (examples: Elders, land-based healing). Extended dental and optical coverage as well as health care (through MSP) is also available to those who are eligible.
Your conversations are not discussed when you access mental health services through SAJE.
Pacific Blue Cross is the benefits provider. They can be billed directly for dental and optical costs. Please check with your SAJE Guide, MCFD worker, ICFSA worker or SAJE Provincial Support Services at 1-866-623-3001 or MCF.SAJE@gov.bc.ca if you have questions about direct billing.
Medical Services Plan (MSP) includes coverage for:
PharmaCare Plan C covers 100% coverage of eligible prescription costs, including the dispensing fee.
Under this plan, benefits are obtained by providing your personal health number or Care Card to the pharmacist. For prescriptions not regularly covered by PharmaCare, the physician may request special authority directly from PharmaCare for an exception.
Yes – if you are enrolled in benefits through a spousal plan or an employer, then these medical benefits can be combined with SAJE Medical Benefits.
No – if you are in receipt of Income Assistance through the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (Income Assistance, Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers, or Persons with Disabilities)
and receiving medical/dental, those benefits are not combinable with SAJE medical/dental. However, you are still able to access the SAJE Mental Health and Counselling Benefit.