A full service employee assistance program is a cost-effective, confidential service that assists businesses, organizations and their employees and family members to address problems that interfere with productivity and the overall health and well-being.
Benefits Employers Realize with Quality Employee Assistance Programs
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35% increase in job performance from
satisfied employees with high psychological well-being.1
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90% of employees agree that their mental
health and personal problems spill over into their
professional lives and have a direct impact on their job
performance. 4
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75% of employees who seek care for
workplace issues or mental health problems see substantial
improvement in work performance after treatment. 4
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11.5% of any employee population will
have mental health problems serious enough to affect job
performance with:
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45% of these related to alcoholism,
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25% to emotional problems,
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13% to family problems &
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7% to drug problems 3
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Employers spend $2.30 in lost
productivity, absenteeism, and tardiness for every $1 they
spend on direct health care and pharmaceutical cost due to
depression, obesity, arthritis, back pain and anxiety. 2
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43% of all adults suffer adverse
health effects from stress which is linked to the 6 leading
causes of death: heart disease, cancer, pulmonary disease,
accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide. 4
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Employee interaction and effectiveness
with clients, co workers, and the public is enhanced when
their health care needs are comprehensively addressed and
treated.
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The early intervention provided through
employee assistance programs mitigates problems before they
induce significant physical health problems and their
associated expenses.
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Both depression and stress can weaken the
immune system increasing vulnerability to numerous other
illnesses.
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Wright, T, Cropanzano, R., & Bonnett, D.
(2007) The Moderating Role of Employee Well being on the
Relation Between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance.
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12, 93-104
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Mental Health America, (formerly the
National Mental Health Association), November 2009
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Lerner, D., Henke, R.M. (April, 2009)
Most Employers Understand the Health Impact on Productivity
Journal of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, Vol
51, Issue 4, 86-93
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Kemp, D., Mental Health in the
Workplace: An Employer's and Manager's Guide (Westport,
CT: Quorum Books, 1994)