The Ohio State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers tools and resources to help OSU faculty and staff members address complex issues that can affect their mental and emotional well-being. EAP services are also available to benefits-eligible faculty and staff’s immediate families, members of their household and parents and parents-in-law.
Some of the services that they provide include:
- Legal Assistance
- Identity Theft Recovery Assistance
- Child and Elder Care Resources and Referral
- Referrals to Community Resources
- Incivility or Bullying in the Workplace, at Home or at School
- Self-Management
- Developing Emotional Intelligence
- Change Management
- Financial Counseling
- Employee Emergency Fund for Short-term Financial Crises
- Resiliency Training
- Critical Incident Debriefing Services for Workplace Incidents
- Manager Consultation about mental health or employee concerns
- Customized Brown-Bag Training (on a variety of topics)
EAP offers OSU employees five complimentary counseling sessions, access to online articles, self-help tools, resources and interactive features, and more. Please note that EAP has moved to a telephonic, secure, and HIPPA compliant web-based platform for counseling and consultation. If you would like to be connected for a session, please call their toll free number at 800-678-6265 or email them at eap@osumc.edu
More information about EAP's services can be found on their website and on the OSU HR website. Additionally, you can also find more information about their services in the video below.