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
Graig Arcuri
Amy Bidwell
Jennifer Cook
Theresa Giordano
Ellen Gooch
Jenny Grass
Jennie Hoffman
Cathy Johnston, EAP Chairperson
Elizabeth Keida, EAP Wellness Ambassador
Becky Kempney
Helen Knowles
Michele May
Mangala Nanthakumar, EAP Coordinator
Cassandara Para
Allison Peer
Michelle Sloan
Adam Sweeney
Bailey Teachman
Joey Tse
Intern: Andrea Hernandez
Contact
If you need assistance from the Employee Assistance Program Coordinator, Mangala Nanthakumar, please call 1-315-312-5546. If you need assistance after hours or on weekends you can call 1-800-822-0244, which is staffed 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year.