May is Mental Health Awareness Month - a time to learn more about mental health conditions and to seek help for them. Read President Obama's Proclamation.
Mental health concerns affect roughly 1 in 10 Americans today, but fewer than 25% of them seek treatment. Mental Health Awareness Month hopes to help increase the number of people who will talk to their doctor or a mental health professional about their concerns. Take a look at this month's Adapting to a Changing World about "Mental Illness Stigma" by L&I's John Utter on EAP's Resiliency Project
Online Layoff Workshop Video
Employee Layoff Information and Resources - If you are a state employee who has been laid off, or is at risk of being laid off, there are resources available to assist you.
For more information about the EAP and how to use it, here are links to two versions of +our online
EAP Orientation video (12 min 45 sec)
YouTube version
Communities version
Should
your workplace contract with the EAP? Read:
"
An EAP Designed Specifically for Public Employers"