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Connect with Staff About Well-being During Mental Health Awareness Month
Employee Assistance Program Offers Variety of Resources
The Employee Assistance Program offers many resources for your organization to observe Mental Health Awareness Month in May. They make it easy to promote mental well-being across your organization and remind everyone of the support available through the EAP.
Mental Health Awareness Month Resources
The following items are available through All One Health, the parent company of the EAP administrator Sand Creek.
- Mental Health Mondays campaign: AllOne Health posts shareable graphics and messaging on its LinkedIn page each Monday.
- May Insights e-newsletter: This covers a range of topics and themes, such as access to mental health care, building resilience and copy strategies, and psychological safety training.
- “Mental Health: Support for Others in Distress” webinar: Presented May 23 at no cost, the session explores ways to reduce stigma around mental health issues, provides guidance for initial support to people in distress and identifies resources and how to use the EAP as a next step.
- Mental Health Awareness Month Digital Toolkit includes 15 articles, such as “Mental Health in the Workplace,” “Overcoming Burnout” and “Breaking the Stigma.”
- Mental Health Awareness Month Video
- Mental Health by the Numbers fact sheet
General EAP Promotional Items
Remember, MCIT offers materials to help you promote the EAP to your employees, including brochures, wallet cards, posters, digital images and mini training scripts. A series of short videos is also available. Items explain the general services of the EAP, who can use the program and when.
Materials emphasize that use of the program is voluntary, confidential and effective.
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6 Ways to Promote Mental Health Awareness
- Post a weekly Mental Health Monday communication, sharing different resources each week
- Post resources on your blog, intranet or social media
- Invite everyone to attend the live webinar on mental health May 23
- Include brochures, fliers and videos in employee onboarding and training
- During a staff meeting, mention the importance of mental health awareness and remind staff that the EAP is available to support them.
- Share videos from Public Safety Wellness Initiative with the sheriff’s office staff. Titles include “Behind the Badge: Mental Wellness in Law Enforcement;” “Accept, Prevent, Treat;” and “PTSD: It’s Treatable.”
- Send a personal message to staff about the importance of mental health awareness and reminder of the EAP as a resource for them. See below for a sample message you can customize as appropriate.
Sample Message to Staff
Dear Employees,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we believe that mental health is a top priority. Remember that you can access mental health support and resources through the Employee Assistance Program at no cost. Your use of the program’s services is voluntary and confidential, and the program is available to you and your dependents. You can choose from in-person or virtual sessions with a qualified counselor. Call 1.800.550.6248 to connect with services.
What Is the EAP?
The MCIT Employee Assistance Program helps employees and officials of MCIT member employers identify and resolve challenges that may affect their mental or emotional well-being, personal life or performance at work.
The EAP is a voluntary program that can assist employees, their spouse and dependents through access to six no-cost sessions for each identified issue with a master’s level counselor.
Employees should call 1.800.550.6248 or visit SandCreekEAP.com (the website of the EAP administrator) to connect with an Employee Assistance Program counselor. Services are available in person, virtually or by phone throughout Minnesota.
Learn more about the Employee Assistance Program
MCIT contracts with Sand Creek, an AllOne Health company, for EAP services.