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Manager Training on EAP |
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Employee EAP Orientations |
1 Jan. |
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EAP Brochures |
1 Jan. |
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Poster: When Life Gets Out of Step (English/Spanish) |
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Banner link to Achieve Solutions posted on intranet |
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Senior Management Memo; Article: Myths and Facts About Suicide |
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WellNews Newsletter: It’s OK to Ask for Help (English/Spanish) |
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EAP Networker (manager): Mental Illness and the Workplace: Lifting the Stigma |
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April |
Alcohol Awareness Month
- Responding to Substance Abuse in the Workplace training (employee/manager)
- Alcohol Use Quiz
- Tip: Finding Help for Alcoholism
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Mental Health Month
- Solutions e-newsletter: Seeking Help
- Manager’s article: How EAP Consultants Can Help Managers
- Tip sheets: Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness (English/Spanish), Suicide Warning Signs (English/Spanish)
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Stress and Aggression
- Solutions e-newsletter: Relax
- Anger Management Training (employee); Managing Aggression in the Workplace (manager)
- Article: Suicide Risk Factors
- Manager’s article: Preventing Workplace Violence: Dealing With an Angry Employee
- Tip sheet: How to Manage Your Anger
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Loss
- Articles: How Do I Cope With My Loss, When Life Changes Cause Grief; Coping With Grief Following Suicide (English/Spanish)
- Manager’s articles: When an Employee Is Grieving; Recovering From the Death of a Co-worker
- Tip sheet: When a Loved One Dies
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Protective Factors
- Building Resilience Training
- Solutions e-newsletter: Connections: Fostering Your Relationships
- Article: FAQs About Suicide
- Manager’s article: How Supervisors Can Boost Morale in the Workplace
- Tip sheet: Choose to Be More Positive
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Suicide Prevention Week, 9/5-11
- Solutions e-newsletter: Recovery: From Addiction or Mental Illness
- Articles: Suicide (English/Spanish), Understanding and Helping the Suicidal Person (English/Spanish)
- Manager’s article: Suicide Danger Signs
- Tip sheets: Suicide Warning Signs (English/Spanish), Taking Threats of Suicide Seriously (English/Spanish)
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National Depression Screening Day, 10/7
- Depression Training
- Depression Questionnaire
- Articles: Signs and Symptoms of Depression (English/Spanish); If You Are Considering Suicide
- Manager’s article: How Depression Affects the Workplace
- Tip sheets: Is it Depression?, FAQs About Depression (Spanish)
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Poster: Feeling Blue? |
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Focus on special populations:
- Articles: Depression in Men: the Hidden Illness; Youth Depression and Suicide (English/Spanish); Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
- Manager’s article: When a Co-worker Dies By Suicide
- Tip sheet: Domestic Violence: Getting Help
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Seasonal issues
- Stress, Depression and the Holidays training
- Solutions e-newsletter: Transitions: Coping Strategies for Change
- Article: It’s OK to Ask for Help (English/Spanish)
- Manager’s article: Help Your Employees Cope With Change
- Tip sheet: Coping With the Holiday Blues
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Note: This sample timeline assumes that the workforce received an orientation to or a reinforcement of the EAP and its services in Q1. The campaign begins with Q2, focused first on fighting stigma and encouraging help-seeking behavior. Monthly themes focus on reducing risk factors and strengthening protective factors, with tie-ins to national observances as appropriate. At least one piece is specific to suicide each month.
