The Emotional Support Line provides free and confidential support, helping callers experiencing increased anxiety due to the coronavirus emergency. The Help Line is staffed by volunteers, including mental health professionals, who have received training in crisis counseling.
The SUNY Oswego Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a worksite-based program designed to help employees deal with the everyday issues involved in balancing work and life, as well as more serious problems that may impact work performance. EAP services are confidential, voluntary, and offered at no cost to employees and their families.
Services
Employees and their family members can turn to EAP for help with many personal and work-related issues including:
- Child Care, Parenting
- Domestic Issues
- Elder Care
- Relationships/Marital Problems
- Addiction
- Smoking Cessation
- Substance abuse
- Gambling
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Emotional Issues/Emotional Support
- Physical Illness
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Physical, emotional or sexual abuse
- Stress
- Will
- Divorce, Child Custody
- Financial, Bankruptcy
EAP can help you with concerns about any workplace issue. You can call the EAP for advice if you are worried about a coworker or manager’s behavior or state of mind, or for a consultation if you need impartial help thinking through a difficult workplace problem.
- Grief/Loss
- Housing
- Retirement
Resources
At any time, from any location, employees can access several resources designed to help them understand, manage and improve their health.
WellNYS EAP NewsletterEAP Committee
| Cathy Johnston, Chair | Helen Knowles |
| Graig Arcuri | Mangala Nanthakumar |
| Amy Bidwell | Cassandra Para |
| Theresa Giordano | Michelle Sloan |
| Ellen Gooch | Honghua Zhao |
| Elizabeth Keida | |
Contact
If you need assistance from an Employee Assistance representative, please call 1-800-822-0244, which is staffed 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year.