Employee Assistance Programs

"An Employee Assistance Program is like having a good next door neighbor when you've got a problem. It gives the employers a resource to send employees when we are unable to help them handle the traumas of everyday life."
- A human resource officer from a major company

Employee Assistance Program services saves money for businesses. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, 30 percent of all absenteeism and 66 percent of all terminations are related to employees' personal problems. Family & Children's Services works with businesses to design Employee Assistance Programs to help their employees deal with problems and improve job performance.

Our highly trained professionals offer companies and their employees: counseling, assessment, work/life programs, assistance to supervisors, information and referrals to appropriate community resources, and Critical Incident Stress Management services (CISM). CISM is a trauma response program for employees who have encountered a traumatic incident such as a robbery, death, natural disaster or workplace violence.

We can also help with:

  • work stress
  • conflict with co-workers
  • relationship problems
  • anger management
  • anxiety or depression
  • alcohol or drug usage
  • grief or bereavement
  • coping with change
  • family stresses

When EAP services are made available to your workforce, your employees have access to counselors on a 24-hour basis to assist them and their family members with personal problems or workplace trauma.

Through our Speaker's Bureau, F&CS specialists also provide companies with on-site educational seminars, training, consultation, evaluation, and follow-up. Click here to see a list of Speaker's Bureau services.

Benefits for Your Company - Research indicates that personal problems in the workplace can reduce work performance by as much as 25 percent. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that for every dollar a company spends in an EAP, the company recovers up to $16 in improved employee performance.

Review our Employee Assistance Program brochure and Critical Incident Stress Management Services.

For more on work-related problems, visit the following resources:

Anxiety in the workplace

Coping with stress

Coping with a traumatic event

Anger management