Your Cook County Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Benefits is here to help you with balancing the demands of family, work and personal needs. The Cook County EAP is administered by Magellan Healthcare, Inc., and is staffed by licensed professionals available to help you at no cost and is available 24 hours/7 days a week.

The EAP program is here to help you and your household members along the journey of life, no situation is too big or too small. Services include telephonic goal-oriented coaching, counseling, online programs, and more!

All services are confidential and can be accessed over the phone at 1-800-327-5048 or online at www.MagellanAscend.com [1].

Through your program, you have access to confidential virtual therapy, provided by BetterHelp [2], at no cost to you. Counseling is available for the entire family— individuals, couples and teens (with parental consent and in accordance with applicable law and clinical appropriateness). Virtual therapy is available in four modalities: text message exchange over a week, live phone, live video, or live chat.

COVID-19 Update

Magellan Healthcare is continuously monitoring COVID-19 as it evolves within the United States.  Magellan Healthcare will continue to post updates and resources to https://www.magellanhealthcare.com/covid-19/ [3] as they become available.  This website offers the following resources:

• Dealing with anxiety related to outbreak
• Links to Crisis Communication, Mind Your Mental Health and Health and Wellness Library pages
• Links to international, national and local information sources

 

New Digital Self-Care Programs and App

A new benefit of the Employee Assistance Program

With over 1,600 topics and activities, myStrength empowers you to manage depression, anxiety, stress, substance use, chronic pain and more. myStrength will replace existing Self-Care Programs and Apps on the member website beginning February 1, 2021.

Call 1-800-327-5048 (TTY 711) or visit MagellanAscend.com for helpful resources.

• New Digital Self-Care Programs and Apps - myStrength [4] 
• Frequently Asked Questions [5]
• See how it works (video) [6]

 

 

Watch the brief video below to learn more!
https://youtu.be/-49B33UYmTg [7] (YouTube Format)

Documents

Employee Assistance Brochure [8]

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks [9]

Employee Assistance Newsletters

2021

April - Take steps to cope with stress [10]

March - Have a vision for your financial future [11]

February - Don't neglect your mental health [12]

January - Coping with change [13]

2020

December - How to have constructive and respectful relationships during challenging times [14]

November - Caregiver well-being [15]

October - Mental health support for first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic [16], Being your authentic self [17]

Webinar - March 24, 2020 

Your Employee Assistance Program: Your Life’s Journey Made Easier [18]