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Employee Assistance Professionals Association
EA Industry Spotlight is a roundup of bite-sized articles covering our field. This November, we include a new study about the prevalence of depression across occupations, an article about the impact of the recent election on marijuana legislation, and the EA Professional Spotlight focuses on Rocky Mountain Research CEO Pat Herlihy, Ph.D., RN.
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Employee Benefits
More than a fifth of HR manager respondents report an increase in the use of employee assistance programs by employees, according to research by Lancaster University's The Work Foundation and the UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association.
The evolution of employee assistance: investigating the use, impact and reach of EAPs in today's organisations report, which surveyed HR managers at 88 organizations, also found that 9 percent of respondents have attempted to evaluate their EAP in terms of a cost utility benefit or return on investment via the impact on sickness absence, productivity, performance or engagement.
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Waters Edge Recovery, a Joint Commission accredited, dual-diagnosis drug and alcohol treatment center located on the banks of the St. Lucie River in Stuart Florida. The facility’s waterfront location helps create a calm and restorative environment for reflection and recovery. Specializing in continuous communication, family support and complete EAP resources.
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Joy Online
An estimated 10.4 million American workers use illegal drugs and 24 percent report drinking alcohol during the workday at least once in the past year. Major depressive disorder affects an estimated 14.8 million people ages 18 and older.
Depression is one of the top three problems employee assistance professionals confront in the workplace. Moreover, work itself can play a significant role in the development of mental health issues. Many Americans work more hours without an associated increase in pay, and 83 percent feel stressed about their jobs.
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The Atlantic
Health professionals and recovery experts, including social psychologist and University of California, Irvine, criminologist Mona Lynch, agree that the criminal-justice system is not the place to treat addiction. According to Lynch, the existing system cannot deliver adequate services and that attempting to integrate health care into the criminal-justice system can lead to negative consequences.
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Workforce
A recent study looked at the professions most likely to experience depression and what factors are involved in this ranking.
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The Business of Fashion
Fashion's unique pressures can leave its workers vulnerable to mental health issues, impacting employees and employers alike. What can the industry learn from other sectors?
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Arabian Business
Is your job killing you? People often claim that they're working themselves to death, but a recent study suggests that there might be truth to that cliché. A recent study by Indiana University found that those who work in stressful environments with little control over their situation are more likely to die sooner than those who have control over their work/life balance.
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HRM Canada
"Employers — whether they're HR professionals or leaders or occupational health and safety professionals — have not necessarily been trained in how to address workplace mental health," says Nitika Rewari, a researcher with the Mental Health Commission of Canada. "Addressing mental health in the workplace hasn’t traditionally been part of the landscape, so when it comes to addressing this in a comprehensive way, employers often struggle with how to approach psychological health and safety."
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Emergency Management
When our systems are stressed and overworked, our ability to problem solve, make rational decisions, and process information decreases, leading to taking chances one might not otherwise do.
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Forbes
The holidays are generally a stressful time of year, and with the added pressure of family dynamics, traveling, increased feelings of loneliness, and everyday stressors like paying bills, it can be difficult to keep your personal and professional lives separate. Millennials have a particularly unique battle at hand...
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