Safety, Health, and Wellness

  • EAP December Frontline Employee Newsletter

    Featured in this month’s edition:

    Reducing Stress During the Holidays – “Holidays can be exciting, but reducing stress continues to remain a concern for many people. Holiday decorations, nostalgia, memories and commercialization can easily paint an unrealistic picture…”

    Avoid a Digital Kidnapping – “Identity theft typically means stolen financial information… But there is a different and scarier type of identity theft – digital kidnapping. Almost anything posted online can be exploited, and children’s photos are not immune…”

    Domestic Violence and Job Performance – “96% of employed domestic abuse survivors say domestic violence affected their ability to do their job. If you are a victim of domestic violence you may be inclined to minimize the abuse, hope for the best or…”

    Other topics in this edition:

    •         Walk at 3 MPH!
    •          Light Boxes vs. Counseling for Seasonal Affective Disorder
    •          Count Bites, Lose Weight
    •          How to Stay Calm in a Crisis
    •          Surviving a RIF (Reduction in Force)

    For the full December edition of “Frontline Employee”, or to learn more about UConn EAP, visit our webpage: http://hr.uconn.edu/employee-assistance-program/

    Your EAP provides professional, brief counseling – on campus, plus 27 locations statewide - to help identify and resolve personal, family or work related concerns.

    • Confidential! Copy & paste this link for a 3-min. video explanation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kUF4rrRFc4
    • Free!
    • Household Members too!

    EAP is also available by invitation to meet with departments, programs or other groups to discuss and process areas of common concern.

    To schedule a private appointment, call:

    (860) 486-1307 Storrs

    (800) 852-4392 Statewide - 24 hours (Toll-free in CT)

    For more information, contact: gary Alger at gary.alger@uconn.edu