So I am back in Washington D.C. for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention meeting. As I have mentioned in some previous posts, I am on the Workplace Task Force with a number of individuals who are very concerned about seeing work as a place to make an impact and prevent suicides. When I [...]
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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Healthcare costs aside, Illinois businesses may be paying dearly for bad employee habits.
Illinois ranks among the worst states in the nation for binge drinking (47th) and smoking (38th), according to the July 5th issue of Crain’s Chicago Business.
When you take a closer look at the data, which comes from the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health [...]
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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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In 2007, more than 8% of full-time employees in the U.S. were current drug users and nearly 9% of full-time employees reported heavy alcohol use, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
That’s pretty alarming. And, that was before the recession started and added additional stress to every employee’s life.
What’s [...]
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In March, I wrote a blog titled “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch or EAP.” Well, this is my follow up. And why do I feel the need for a follow up? It’s simple. Because there are so many indirect costs associated with “free” employee assistance programs (EAPs) – and they can be [...]
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Everyone is talking about now being a good time to find ” good deals”. That’s true but good deals aren’t always defined by price alone. Take the case of Employee Assistance Programs. There has been a lot of downward pressure on the cost of EAPs for a long time. So what do we see now? [...]
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