Employee Assistance Network of North Carolina

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How EAN Can Serve You

For more than 30 years, EAN has been a provider of employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health care services and workplace-related consultation, training and education programs.

EAN provides personalized, affordable services to employer groups of all sizes. Our team of licensed counselors and consultants are committed to providing services of the highest quality to both individuals and organizations.

Employee Assistance Network helps managers and supervisors effectively address employee productivity and job performance issues. It is an effective resource for behavioral health issues and reduces company exposure to litigation. By reducing long-term health costs and improving productivity, Employee Assistance Network will help safeguard your company’s bottom line.

 

How EAN Serves Your Company

  • Support for Human Resources in dealing with employee problems
  • Effective resource for employee behavioral health problems
  • Improved employee morale
  • Increased productivity and work performance
  • Lower turnover and training costs
  • Offers supervisor and employee EAP awareness training
  • Reduce utilization of health benefits and workers compensation claims
  • Services to companies with multiple locations throughout Western North Carolina and the Southeast

How EAN Serves Your Employees

  • Free and useful services for employees
  • Convenient and Confidential
  • Reliable resource for information
  • Assistance in problem identification and resolution
  • Links to both private and community-based services
  • Provides wellness seminars and education workshops

Latest Post

Loneliness in the Workplace

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy cites loneliness at work as a growing health epidemic. Loneliness can translate to a reduced lifespan equivalent to smoking more than a half pack of cigarettes a day, making it an even greater threat than obesity. Yet unlike smoking cessation and weight loss programs, far less attention is paid to improving social connections in the workplace. Furthermore, loneliness has a significant effect on work output, limiting performance and creativity, and impairing reasoning and decision making.

 

Even with open offices and technological advances, employees now can feel more isolated and alone than ever in the workplace.

 

This lack of connection can become a significant work performance risk, not to mention raising the possibility of expensive employee turnover and lack of productivity.

 

What Employers Can Do

Pay attention to onboarding new employees. While filling out W-4s and signing up for a benefits program are a necessary component of any new hire process, onboarding involves much more than filling out paperwork. Employee onboarding introduces new hires to the values, cultural aspects and people of the company.

 

Show appreciation. Showing team members that they are valued doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, but praise and thank yous can have an enormously positive impact on your employees’ engagement.

 

Put remote workers front and center from time to time. Withdrawal is a common sign of a problem. If you’re hearing less and less from employees, even if they’re meeting deadlines, they may be unhappy. Contact them regularly to see what’s on their minds and always make sure to involve them in meetings and special events.

 

Get outside the office, encourage connection and engagement. Team outings such as attending sporting events, or going to amusement parks, bowling or laser tag are always a fun time. Even something as simple as a monthly team lunch or potluck goes a long way in helping to quell the loneliness employees sometimes feel.

 

EANNC is your partner to provide counseling, resources and training for your managers and employees to productively work through these issues before they become detrimental to workplace performance.

Testimonials

"EAN has given firefighters our own “9-1-1” to call when we need help."

Fire Chief Scott Burnette
City of Asheville Fire Department

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Appointments

Want to make an appointment to see an EAN counselor?

Call 800-454-1477 and talk with the person who answers the phone. We will need to know the employer you or your family member has the EAN benefit through and some other demographic information to schedule your first appointment.

Insurance

Want to know who is in network to see a mental health provider through your insurance?

Call 800-454-1477 and talk with the person who answers the phone. We will need to know the employer who provides your health plan and if we manage the benefit, we will be able to connect you to an in network provider who specializes in the issues you want to work on.

EAP

Looking for an EAP?

Call 800-454-1477 and we will talk with you about the unique needs of your organization and how best to develop an Employee Assistance Program that meets those needs.