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Lehigh University has a strong commitment to the health, safety, and welfare of its faculty and staff members and their families. When a personal problem poses the potential to disrupt your personal and work life, Lehigh encourages you to take advantage of the Employee Assistance Program. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) are designed to assist employees during a variety of difficult times. You can read Lehigh’s EAP Policy here.

Benefit Details

Lehigh University is partnering with HealthAdvocate to provide you with support from Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professionals to cope with personal, family and work issues. In addition, they can provide help navigating your healthcare and insurance, all at no cost to you. They’ll get to the heart of your issue, no matter how complex.

HealthAdvocate's EAP includes robust services for all aspects of work/life balance including:

  • 24/7 Emergency Hotline
  • Up to five counseling sessions per issue (either face-to-face or via the EAP Behavioral Health telehealth platform).
  • The option to search for mental health providers and schedule these sessions through your Health Advocate portal account
  • Unlimited phone and web-based support for Work/Life services including childcare, eldercare, legal issues, financial wellness
  • Personal Concierge Service for individual help with a wide range of personal tasks including travel research, restaurant reservations, party/event planning, ticketing and more.

HealthAdvocate can help you:

  • Build skills to address a variety of emotional and mental health needs
  • Locate resources such as childcare, eldercare and more
  • Connect with specialists for help with work/life balance, legal and financial issues
  • Get answers to your insurance questions and resolve billing issues
  • Find the right in-network doctors, make appointments and transfer medical records
  • Make informed decisions about medical conditions and diagnoses

Health Advocate has been providing advocacy services for Lehigh employees since 2016 and these services continue in addition to their EAP services.

You will be able to connect with HealthAdvocate no matter where you are.
You can access the HealthAdvocate member website or the mobile app to learn more about these services and explore resources to help you focus on your health and so much more.

HealthAdvocate supports the whole family.
HealthAdvocate services are available to you, your spouse, dependents, parents and parents-in-law.

Should you use your behavioral health benefits through Capital Blue Cross or access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?
This is a common question because the services provided by both can overlap a bit. The EAP would be recommended and suitable for more acute, short-term needs, as the program provides up to five free counseling sessions and valuable resources. If you feel that your concerns will not be appropriately addressed with only five sessions or the other resources available through the EAP, contact Capital Blue Cross to utilize your managed behavioral health coverage.

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