Society for Human Resource Management defines Employee Assistance Program (EAP) as a work-based intervention designed to identify and assist employees in resolving personal problems, for example: marital, financial or emotional problems; family issues; substance/alcohol abuse, retirement and retrenchment, trauma in the workplace, etc, that may be adversely affecting the employee’s performance.

Worldwide, many companies have realized that employees’ personal problems can and do adversely impact organizational productivity as well as the corporate image. We believe that strengthening an employee’s ability to cope with life challenges and work-related stress as well as enriching individual lives is not only the mandate of every employer but is also an indirect critical investment for the company.

Many employers have realized that when you have healthy employees, the company reaps the benefits. Our experience is that a correctly designed wellness program can increase productivity, boost morale, reduce stress and enhance team work. Wellness programs help employees make smart and healthy choices that can reduce health care costs, increase vitality and diminish absenteeism. Many health insurance companies have embraced mental health care as a means of reducing medical costs through opportunistic illnesses that present when psychological needs are ignored.