SUNY Delhi - Administration

If this is an urgent referral matter, please contact the 24-hour NY State EAP helpline at 1-800-822-0244.

EAP Frontline Monthly Newsletter
May 2013

EAP

The New York State Employee Assistance Program is a confidential assessment and referral service for New York State government employees and their family members who need assistance with personal problems or concerns that may be affecting their work performance or overall well being. EAP is a program designed to assist employees with numerous problems including but not limited to parent-child problems, financial concerns, elder care issues, alcohol and substance abuse, marital problems, depression/anxiety, stress, and more.
SUNY Delhi's local EAP Referral Coordinator is Deb Underwood. Deb encourages you to contact her directly at 607-746-4186 or if you would prefer to send email: underwda@delhi.edu

Deb is able to speak to groups about the services EAP offers. Please contact her for an appointment.

What to expect if I contact EAP?

Deb Underwoodwill speak with you about your questions or concerns and, if desired, a meeting will be scheduled to discuss the concern in more depth.

Except in very limited circumstances (such as you are about to harm yourself or others), everything you tell Deb is completely confidential.

Part of this discussion will be sorting through what options are available to assist you and providing you with infomation about resources that provide services for the concern.

Neighbor EAP Referral Coordinators

If it is more convenient for you to speak with neighboring EAP Referral Coordinators, please feel free to contact:

Melissa Fallon, SUNY Oneonta. Reach Melissa at 607-436-2452 or email her at fallonma@oneonta.edu
Louise Russo, SUNY Cobleskill, 518-255-5327 or email her russolj@cobleskill.edu

Useful links

New York State EAP website:

Suicide Crisis Phone numbers (State and local)

Suicide Prevention Center of NYS (1800-273-8255)

Suicide Prevention links

Rethinking drinking

Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight Loss Program

Hotline Phone Numbers

If this is an urgent referral matter, please contact the 24-hour NY State EAP helpline at 1-800-822-0244.

1-800-310-1160

Life Line is a local hotline which provides telephone counseling, suicide and sexual assault intervention, referral resources, etc.

1-800-362-9874

LifeWorks is a service provided by NYS in conjunction with the employee unions. It is a free service which offers consultation around child and elder care issues. The service includes free materials such as booklets, audio recordings, and other resources. You may also want to visit their web site at http://www.lifeworks.com.

1-800-THERAPIST (1-800-843-7274)

This hotline offers assistance in finding and selecting a therapist. They also have a web page which provides more information on choosing a therapist (including how NOT to choose a therapist) as well as self-tests, news, links, and other information.

1-800-DRUG-HELP or 1-800-662-HELP

Both numbers provide information and referral regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

1-800-342-AIDS or 1-800-822-7422

The first number is the Center for Disease Control's National AIDS Hotline provides information about tranmission of HIV, safe, sex, and referrals for counseling and testing; the second is Project Inform's HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline.

1-800-DONT-CUT

This hotline is sponsored by the group Self Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E.), and it provides information about self-injurious behavior.

1-800-799-7233

The National Domestic Violence Hotline

Domestic Violence Animal Abuse Database Find local county safe resources for your pet.