EAP Archives

4 strategies to fix ‘broken’ EAP programs

Dawn Kawamoto - March 5, 2024

As EAP programs continue to see dismal usage rates by employees, experts have suggestions for improving utilization.

What the Monster CHRO says will be HR’s 2023 headline

Jen Colletta - January 25, 2023

Many employers are looking to put the 'Great Resignation' behind them, says Chief Human Capital Officer Claire Barnes.

How to help workers struggling after a mass shooting

Kathryn Mayer - January 23, 2023

Experts offer six strategies for supporting workers, including checking in with employees, sharing mental health resources and more.

Are you offering the benefits employees most want? Probably not, data finds

Kathryn Mayer - August 18, 2022

Employers can “be doing more to support their employees,” says one industry expert.

Employees’ latest mental health challenge? Rising inflation

Kathryn Mayer - July 26, 2022

Employers cannot ignore the emotional toll that the soaring cost-of-living is having on some workers, one expert says.

6 ways to help employees after the Texas mass shooting

Kathryn Mayer - May 25, 2022

Experts offer strategies for supporting workers.

Raw emotion: How can HR help after racially motivated shooting?

HRE Editorial Staff - May 17, 2022

The shooting in Buffalo, which police have determined was a hate crime, has left many employees drained or worse, experts say.

Number of the day: pandemic PTSD risk

Kathryn Mayer - May 11, 2022

Employees are still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and still need mental health support, new data finds.

ComPsych CEO on employers’ mental health efforts: ‘It’s never enough’

Kathryn Mayer - April 25, 2022

Richard Chaifetz talks about what’s going right—and wrong—with organizations’ work and the programs they provide employees.

Number of the day: Talking mental health with HR leaders

Kathryn Mayer - April 19, 2022

'The fact that 80% of American workers don’t feel comfortable talking about mental health with HR is a borderline public health crisis,' one industry insider says.