EAP ROI Research Citations

1. Stevens, M. “The Dangers of Presenteeism” Human Resources Executive Magazine, Nov. 2004

2. Elswick, J. “Legal Problems Impair Employee Effectiveness” Employee Benefit News, Nov. 2000

3. “Presenteeism & Productivity” Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Mar. 2005

4. “Firms Press to Quantify, Control Presenteeism” Employee Benefit News, Dec. 2002

5. “Vision Benefits Aid Attack on "Presenteeism" Employee Benefit News, Dec. 2000

6. Foster, J. “Employers Now Trying to Combat `Presenteeism'” Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, Oct. 2005.

7. “CCH Survey Finds Unscheduled Absenteeism on the Rise” PR Newswire, Oct. 2004.

8. “Costly Problem of Unscheduled Absenteeism Continues to Perplex Employers, Says CCH” PR Newswire, 2005 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey.

9. “Study Focuses on Understanding Total Impact of Health on Company Bottom Line” Business Wire, Nov. 2005

10. “Coping With Divorce” HR Magazine, May, 2005

11. “Divorce and Disintegration” ABA Bank Marketing, Sept. 2005

12. Bailey, L. “Abusive Business; Domestic Violence Takes a Toll on Employees and Costs Employers Millions in Lost Productivity” Crain's Detroit Business, Nov. 2002

13. “EAPs in the World of Work” April, 2004

14. “Hidden Grief Costs U.S. Businesses More Than $75 Billion Annually.” Business Wire, Nov. 2002

15. Johnson, JA “Productivity Losses Associated With Diabetes in the U.S.” Diabetes Care, Feb. 2001.

16. “Alaska's High Cost of Substance Abuse” Alaska Business Monthly, April, 2004
17. Frank, R. G. “Substance Abuse” Congressional Testimony, July, 1998

18. “Evaluation of a Peer Support Program to Reduce Substance Abuse within a Large Manufacturing Company” The Journal of Employee Assistance, July, 2005

19. “Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse” Employee Benefit News, Sept. 2004

20. Chapman, P. “Added Cost of Development: Substance Abuse” The Real Estate Weekly, Jan. 2001

21. “Hidden Costs: Substance Abuse at Work” San Fernando Valley Business Journal, May, 2004.

22. Clark, A. D. “EAPs Can Offer Help in Curbing Comp Costs” Business Insurance, July, 2004.

23. “The Effects of Maternity Leave Legislation on Mothers' Labor Supply after Childbirth” Southern Economic Journal, June, 2002.

24. “Depression in the Workplace” Employee Benefit News, Dec. 2004

25. “Misdiagnosis, Lost Productivity Camouflage the True Cost of Depression” Managed Healthcare Executive, Oct. 2003

26. “Despite Company Efforts, Employees with Depression View Illness as Roadblock to Career Success” PR Newswire, Mar. 2004

27. “Allergies Contribute to Significant Economic Implications in the U.S. Workplace, New Study Finds” PR Newswire, March, 2003

28 Guthrie, P. “Depression Costs Firms $31 Billion Every Year” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June, 2003

29. Wojcik, J. “Calculator Totals Cost of Depression” Business Insurance, July, 2005

30. Toran, M. W. “EAPs: Cost or Benefit?” Risk & Insurance, Sept. 2003

31. Seitel, S. “Let There be No Doubt about the Cost” Work & Family News Brief, April, 2001

32. Mazzolini, C. “Workplace Stress Takes its Toll on Individuals, Company Productivity” The Daily News, Feb. 2005

33. “Stress Breaker: As Workers Rely On Employee Assistance Programs, Firms See Higher Productivity” Crain's Chicago Business, Feb. 1999

34. Gonzalez, G. “Elder Care Resources Offer Comfort to Workers” Business Insurance, Mar. 2004

35. “Cutting Costs of Stress; Employers See Savings in Helping Workers” Business Insurance, Mar. 2001

36. “Focusing on Stress Allows Employers to Identify Health Costs” Employee Benefit News, April, 2005

37. “The True Cost of Employee Stress” Fabricating & Metalworking, Feb. 2005

38. “Helping Employees Cope with Grief” HR Magazine, Sept. 2003

39. “Hidden Grief Costs U.S. Businesses More Than $75 Billion Annually”
Sherman Oaks, Calif. Business Wire, Nov. 2002

40. “Coping with Crisis” Risk Management, Oct. 1995

41. “The Effect of Employee Assistance Programs Use on Healthcare Utilization” Health Services Research, April, 2000

42. “Evaluating Employee Assistance Programs: Concerns and Strategies for Public Employers” Public Personnel Management, Sept. 1992

43. Huguley, M. “Joint Employee Assistance Programs” The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Nov. 2000.

44. “Handle With Care” HR Magazine, Mar. 1999

45. Jacobson, J. M.; Paul, J.; Blum, D. “The EAP Critical Incident Continuum” The Journal of Employee Assistance, May, 2005

46. “Integrating EAPs, Work/life Programs Holds Advantages” Business Insurance, June, 2000

47. “Employers Should Promote EAPs to Maximize ROI” Employee Benefit News, June, 2005

48. Emener, W., Hutchison, J. R., & Richard, M. “Employee Assistance Programs” The Journal of Rehabilitation, Sept. 2004.

49. “EAPs vs. MCOs: Resolving the Conflict” Behavioral Health Management, July, 1994

50. Gonzalez, G. “Canadian EAPs Making a Comeback” Business Insurance,
June, 2005

51. “Low Prices Drag EAP Quality Down” Employee Benefit News, Jan. 2005

52. “EAP Diversity Detracts From Original Focus, Some Say” Employee Benefit News, July, 2003

53. “Why Work/life and EAP Should be integrated” Behavioral Health Management, Sept. 2002

54. “Financial Literacy Partners: Employee Financial Stress Costing Companies Over $15,000 Per Affected Employee” PR Newswire, July, 2005

55. “Financial Assistance Reduces Stress in the Work Place” Employee Benefit News, Sept. 2003

56. Johnson, J.A. “Productivity Losses Associated With Diabetes in the U.S.” Diabetes Care, Feb. 2001

57. Kleiman, C. “Elder Care Sapping Workers' Productivity, Free Starbucks Restoring It” Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2003

58. “Elder Care Grows Up: It's About Productivity and Worker Retention-and Helping Employees Take Care of a Growing Need” HR Magazine, Nov. 2001

59. Yip, P. “Elder Care Becomes Increasingly Important Issue for Dallas-Area Employers” The Dallas Morning News, Aug. 2002

60. “HR Professionals See More Employees Struggle with Elder Care” US Newswire, Dec. 2003

61. Terence, S. F. “Help With Elder Care” HR Magazine, Sept. 2003

62. “The Growing Issue of Elder Care” The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Nov. 1998

63. “The Elder Care Gap” HR Magazine, May, 2000

64. “Elder Care Grows into Job Distraction” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July, 2004

65. “Need for Elder Care Programs Grows” Business Insurance, Jan. 2001

66. Willoughby, D. “Drugs, Workplaces Don't Mix” Montgomery Advertiser, May, 2004

67. Holtz, S. “Employees Online the Productivity Issue”
Communication World, Feb. 2001

68. “The Effect of an Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Intervention on EAP Utilization” Journal of Studies on Alcohol, May, 2001

69. “The Effect of Employee Assistance Programs Use on Healthcare Utilization” Health Services Research, April, 2001

70. Warley, R. M.; Elkin, C. “Can EAPs Help the Working Poor?” The Journal of Employee Assistance, May, 2005

71. “Employee Assistance Programs: Overlooked Disability Management Tools” Claims, April, 2003

72. Kraft, H. T. “The Key to High Performance” The Journal of Employee Assistance, April, 2004

73. Sullivan, S.; Collins, K. “Health and Productivity Management” The Journal of Employee Assistance, April, 2004

74. Greenwald, J. “Joint EAP, Work/life Programs Cut Costs” Business Insurance, Mar. 2004

75. “Job Satisfaction Among Employee Assistance Professionals” Journal of Employment Counseling, June, 2002

76. “Presenteeism & Productivity: Two Reasons Employee Assistance Programs Make Good Business Cents” Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, Mar. 2005

77. “EAP Use Increasingly Centers Around Stress, Family Issues” Employee Benefit News, Sept. 2005

78. Lowe, G. S. “Creating Healthy, Productive Organizations” The Journal of Employee Assistance, April, 2004

79. Clark, A. D. “EAPs Can Offer Help in Curbing Comp Costs” Business Insurance, July, 2004

80. Beidel, B. E.; Brennan, K. N. “Substance Abuse and EAPs” The Journal of Employee Assistance, July, 2005