"Are we doing enough": An evaluation of the utilization of employee assistance programs to support the mental health needs of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Carla Brooks,
Jeff Ling
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of insurance regulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0736-248X
DOI - 10.52227/23478.2020
Subject(s) - pandemic , mental health , covid-19 , ethnic group , employee assistance , race (biology) , psychology , business , gerontology , medicine , public relations , political science , sociology , psychiatry , gender studies , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The purpose of this study was to examine EAP utilization as a result of the pandemic. Specifically, it looked at whether the EAP utilization has increased in a post-pandemic environment, whether demographic factors age, gender, or race/ethnicity influence EAP utilization, and how employers promote EAP benefits to support employee mental health needs during the pandemic.
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