In
1993 there were 27.2 million individuals enrolled in EAP programs.
In 2002 there were 80.2 million. Individuals enrolled in EAP programs.
This change represents a 194 percent increase since 1993, and a
17.1 percent increase within the last year.
Why
Offer an EAP?
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$16
employer savings per $1 invested in EAP services 1 |
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A
well run EAP can provide an employer the following savings2: |
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33
percent less use of sick leave benefits |
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65
percent lower incident of workplace accidents |
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30
percent deduction in workers compensation claims |
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35
percent decrease in health insurance expenditures |
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Nearly
50 percent of all US workers feel overwhelmed by a growing number
of job tasks and longer work hours. 3 |
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Eighty-eight
percent of employees say they have a hard time juggling work
and life. 4 |
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Forty
percent of employees work overtime or bring work home with
them at least once a week. 5
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Seventy-five
percent of employees take care of personal responsibilities
while on the job. 6 |
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Approximately
42 percent of workers provide some form of elder care. 7 |
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Twenty-six
percent of employees indicated that they had a significant credit
issue in the last year, highlighting the need for some type
of preventive care. 8 |
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Seven
out of eight employees go through a life event requiring legal
services. 8 |
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Eighty
percent of all workers’ compensation claims result from stress
or trauma in employees’ work lives or personal lives.
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Fifteen
percent of all injured workers generate 85 percent of all workers’
compensation costs.9 |
| EAP
Products: |
| Standard
EAP |
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3,
5 or 8 in-person counseling sessions |
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24x7
toll-free access to mental health and crisis management professionals |
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24x7
online access to work/life resources, self-assessments, and
personal development tools |
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Professional
EAP Account Manager |
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Elder
care, legal, child care and financial referral assistance |
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Introductory
and ongoing promotional materials for employees and worksites |
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Supervisor/management
telephone consultation |
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Utilization
reports |
| Enhanced EAP |
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3,
5 or 8 in-person counseling sessions |
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24x7
toll-free access to mental health and crisis management professionals |
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24x7
online access to work/life resources, self-assessments, and
personal |
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development
tools |
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Professional
EAP Account Manager |
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Elder
care, legal, child care and financial referral assistance |
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Introductory
and ongoing promotional materials for employees and worksites |
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Supervisor/management telephone consultation |
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Utilization
reports |
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The
following employer and human resources enhancements are available
with the Enhanced EAP: |
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Onsite
supervisor and manager training sessions and consultation |
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Onsite
educational workshops |
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Substance
Abuse policy consultation and recommendation |
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Return-to-work
case management |
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Complete
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) services |
1. American City Business Journals, Inc.,
December 2002, 2. Fisher Vista; www.fishervista.com; 2003, 3. HR
Benefits Advisory, October 2002, 4. Families and Work Institute,
2001, 5. AON Consulting, 2000, 6. Xylo Report, Shifts in Work and
Home Life Boundaries, 2000, 7. Circles, 2001, 8. Families and Work,
Institute, 2000, 9. LegalWise, 10. Miller Freeman, Inc., in association
with The Gale Group and LookSmart, 2000
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