Human Resources

Employee Assistance Program

Purdue’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related issues they’d like to work on, including:

  • Stress management
  • Work-related issues
  • Caregiver support such as elder and child care
  • Career management
  • Family and marital issues
  • Health and mental health issues
  • Bereavement
  • Addictions and compulsive behavior
  • Financial and legal issues

Behavioral health providers, which provide the EAP services, are specific to each campus – all of which offer free, confidential counseling for benefits-eligible employees and dependents covered on a Purdue health plan:

These providers offer quality counseling (in-person or virtual) in a neutral environment where individuals can work through issues without judgment. And getting started begins with a phone call —answered by a caring professional trained to help, no matter the issue.

Additionally, once an employee engages with the EAP for their campus, they can be referred to the Center for Healthy Living (CHL) behavioral health counselors for long-term behavioral health support and care if needed. Note: Purdue Global employees are not eligible for care at the CHL.

It’s important to remember that working on mental health takes time. Change won’t happen overnight. Instead, by focusing on small changes, individuals can move through the stressors of modern life and develop long-term strategies to support themselves — and others — on an ongoing basis. Purdue is committed to ensuring the Purdue community has easily accessible behavioral health resources available to them.