The holiday season can be a time for celebration and increased stress. One way to manage holiday stressors is to recognize these feelings and create a plan to cope. Holiday blues are temporary feelings of sadness, loneliness, and even anxiety that occur during the holiday season. These feelings are not usually a sign of a serious mental health concern and occur due to increased stress.
Did you know that the State of Colorado employs first responders throughout its many departments?
From law enforcement to fire response, medical to mental health response, peer support and other types of response as well, state employees serve in critical roles that can improve the lives and safety of others during critical moments and timeframes. CSEAP thanks our first responders!
If you’re a first responder, check out these resources to support the important work you do on a daily basis:
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is held each October to unite advocates, raise public awareness about abuse, support survivors, and provide resources to end domestic violence.
As we wrap up September, National Suicide Prevention Month, we'd like to share PDF resources that can support in preventing suicide:
CSEAP is hosting pop-up clinics to increase access to in-person counseling services for our State employees living and working in rural or underserved areas of the state. In-person counseling opportunities are planned for the following locations:
Durango: Oct. 14 & 15 - CDOT: 3803 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
CSEAP now offers group financial coaching to State employees. This service replaces individual CSEAP financial coaching in order to reduce isolation and increase peer support and information sharing for interested state employees. Group coaching is offered in cohorts of 4 week sessions. Group coaching is led by a CSEAP professional trained to provide financial coaching.
Check out some of our upcoming webinars at CSEAP for Fall/Winter 2025. We have specialized topics and work with partner vendors and providers to offer information to support your wellbeing.
For topics like retirement, investing for college, and coping with stress, view our full set of offerings using the Fall/Winter 2025 CSEAP Webinar Schedule.
State employees may be struggling in response to the recent attack on peaceful demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado. Mental health and wellbeing support are available to state employees and community members. State employees can access support from the listed resources.
Did you know? You could now schedule a virtual walk-in appointment with CSEAP?
These video or phone appointments are intended for state employees who are not experiencing an urgent need for support but would like to talk with a provider as soon as possible. Virtual walk-in appointments are single-session which means if you decide to return, you will likely see a different provider. Single-session counseling is an evidence-based practice and will likely be provided by a graduate or doctorate level counseling student under the supervision of a licensed provider.
Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) partnered with OMNI Institute in 2023 to replicate and expand upon a 2013 study that sought to examine the impact of EAP services in improving workplace productivity outcomes. The recently released executive summary of the 2023 study demonstrates that CSEAP services have a significant impact on the reduction of anxiety and depression symptoms in state employees. While the study may indicate challenges to previously used measures of presenteeism and absenteeism, findings indicate the value of investing in employee mental health.