Dive Brief:

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) can take many forms; successful plans make it simple for employees navigate in order to deliver on the potential for a healthier, more productive and motivated workforce, Employee Benefits News reports.
• One way that can happen is broadening the scope of programs under the framework of employee well-being. 
• Another, element requires giving the program visibility in order to reach employees with varying needs and preferences for receiving information, according to EBN writer Richard Stoltz, who says EY (formerly Ernst & Young) is meeting both of those EAP challenges equally well.

Dive Insight:

Stoltz reports that EY Assist, a 35-year-old always-evolving program, exists to "provide a range of services so you can take certain tasks off your plate and, by doing so, reduce stress and free up time and energy for what's most important."

EY Assist offers traditional core EAP services such as personal counseling and referral services for emotional and substance abuse problems, and child, adolescent and adult care support, subsidies and referral services, among others. On the communications front, it offers an internal e-newsletter that links to information about EY Assist programs.