Employee Assistance Programs

All Federal agencies provide Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for employees. Basic EAP services include free, voluntary, short-term counseling and referral for various issues affecting employee mental and emotional well-being, such as alcohol and other substance abuse, stress, grief, family problems, and psychological disorders. EAP counselors also work in a consultative role with managers and supervisors to help address employee and organizational challenges and needs. Many EAPs are active in helping organizations prevent and cope with workplace violence, trauma, and other emergency response situations.

For a point of contact for EAP information in your agency, please check your agency's intranet or internet website, or get in touch with your human resources office.

Employee Assistance Programs: General Information

• Administering Employee Assistance Programs
• Agency Responsibilities
• Confidentiality and EAP: A Q&A Guide for Federal Employees
• EAP Authorities
• Establishing a Worksite Parenting Support Group
• Guiding Principles, Framework and Definitions [389 KB]
• Your Federal EAP: A Q&A Guide for Federal Employees

Substance Abuse

• Alcoholism in the Workplace: A Handbook for Supervisors
• Drug-Free Workplace
• Guidance on Establishing Programs Designed to Help Employees Stop Using Tobacco
• Information for Employees Who Wish to Quit Smoking

Emergency Response, Trauma, and Violence

• Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners  
• Handling Traumatic Events: A Manager's Handbook
• Responding to Domestic Violence: Where Federal Employees Can Find Help
• Federal Employee's Emergency Guide [492 KB]
• Federal Manager's/Decision Maker's Emergency Guide [512 KB]

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