Metro Employee Assistance Services (MEAS)
Employers know from experience that personal problems and substance abuse, even when unrelated to work, can adversely affect job performance and career progress. Problems left unattended to would lead to a decrease in well-being for employees and a less than healthy functioning workplace. At one time, employers typical response to employees whose work performance had deteriorated was to terminate resulting in greater expenses and productivity loss to their bottom line. Employers soon learned that by providing resources to employees such as Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), both the health of the worker and and the productivity of the business improved. Over the years, research has steadily supported the benefits of EAPs and are provided by over 85% of fortune 500 companies throughout the United States.
MEAS provides short-term, confidential counseling/case management services to over 30 employers in Mercer County and surrounding areas on a contractual basis at no cost to the employee. MEAS professional counselors work with employee and families on the following types of problems:
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447 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton
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2681 Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton
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If at any time the counselor assesses that a referral to a local professional would be of benefit, counselors will help to provide referrals in conjunction with employees insurance plans. Once referred outside MEAS services, the employee is responsible for all costs associated with treatment.
MEAS also works closely with organizations in providing training to employees and management on how to effectively utilize our services. Other such trainings that are available include, but are not limited to, are:
- Employee Orientations
- Management Training
- Sexual Harassment
- Substance Abuse in the Workplace
- Stress Management
- Workplace Violence
MEAS will also customize trainings based on the particular needs of your organization.
To learn more about how Metro Employee Assistance Services can benefit your organization, please contact our Executive Director, Geetha Arulmohan at 609 396-5874