Human Resources is pleased to introduce Penn’s Employee Assistance (EAP) and Work/Life Benefits, a new one-stop, integrated program for Penn faculty and staff and their immediate family members dealing with:

• A Major Life Change, such as: a new baby, a challenging new job, or loss of a loved one,

• Dependent Care Issues, such as: finding child or elder care resources, dealing with a special needs child or dependent adult situation, or helping your child prepare for grade school, high school or college, or

• A Major Life Challenge, such as: depression, extreme anxiety or addiction

These services are provided by the former Employee Assistance Program organization, so the phone number, initial contact process and multi-site network remains the same. But the program has expanded to include Work/Life Benefits. And now the organization is known as PENN Behavioral Health or PBH.

Call 1-888-321-4433 or go www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/wellness/eap.asp, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, for free, confidential on-the-phone consultations, face-to-face counseling sessions, and resource referrals and information.

Managers also can find special support through this program, such as when a candidate for a new position needs dependent care information to complete a decision process or when the office experiences a traumatic incident.

The Penn EAP and Work/Life Benefits Program is designed to support today’s active and busy workers as they strive to manage the competing demands of work and personal life.

Note: You will need your PennNet ID to obtain access codes for online Work/Life Benefits. If you do not have a PennNet ID and are interested in learning how to get this identification code, go to www.upenn.edu/computing/netid/. If you need additional assistance, call 888-321-4433.

Questions? Please contact Marilyn Kraut at (215) 898-0380 or kraut@hr.upenn.edu

–Division of Human Resources