We often think of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as undercover Narcs or SWAT-team-like law enforcement that shows up when bad guys are up to no good. But their job is to keep us safe from harmful substances and this week they’re doing something really great – raiding your medicine cabinet.
This Saturday, April 30th, from [...]
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Sooner or later, every manager gets a terrible feeling in their gut: We have an employee that could ‘snap.’
It’s a legitimate concern for every organization.
Homicide is the second leading cause of workplace deaths and there are nearly 2 million assaults and threats of violence in U.S. workplaces every year.
To add insult to injury, workplace violence [...]
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Every year, 12-16% of the businesses and organizations we serve are affected by an employee suicide. An even greater number have an employee that’s affected by a family member’s suicide or suicide attempt.
It may sound above average, but it isn’t.
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a person dies by suicide every 16 [...]
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Having been in the employee assistance program (EAP) and substance abuse fields for a couple decades, I’ve seen a lot of different EAPs. But I really enjoyed my time at Creative Care Management (CCM) – first as director of service operations and then as President and CEO and owner – because we really cared about [...]
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As floods plague communities around the Chicago area, many businesses and their employees are being affected. Basic survival instincts have kicked-in as families, whose homes have been damaged or destroyed, fight to find warm beds, food and clothing.
Organizations like the Red Cross often provide some initial stress or grief counseling as part of their [...]
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Throughout history people have invented new ways to get high – as an escape from the stress of daily life and real problems that need to be faced.
Today is no exception.
Perspectives Ltd’s Employee Assistance program (EAP) Counselors regularly speak with employees from every walk of life, facing every kind of challenge. Those conversations are confidential, [...]
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Earlier this month, many countries celebrated “May Day” holidays. But a “Mayday!” cry may have been an equally common event.
Sadly, April and May are typically the highest months for suicides each year.
Wikipedia defines Mayday as “an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal… used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such [...]
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