Additional Resources
Additional Resources to Help You Find the Answers
Mutual of Omaha's Employee Assistance Program recognizes that knowledge is a powerful tool. With greater understanding of the issues you may face, you are better equipped to address them – and improve your life. The Employee Assistance Program has carefully selected and compiled a list of useful resources with particular regard to each site's content, authority and credibility, ease of use, stability and its relevant applications.
- Addictions
- Anger Management and Violence
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Other Depressive Mood Disorders
- Disaster Prevention and Response Resources
- Domestic Violence
- Family: Child Care and Parenting
- Family: Elder Care
- Financial
- Grief and Loss
- Legal Resources
- Medical and Health Issues
- Medications
- Mental Health
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Relationship Issues
- Resilience and Stress
- Suicide
- Support Groups and Other Resources
- Support Resources and Services - Government-Sponsored
- Workplace Issues
Sites indicated with an asterisk (*) provide information in Spanish and/or other languages.
Addictions
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Frequently Asked Questions*
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Frequently Asked Questions
- National Library of Medicine: Substance Abuse*
- Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration*
Compulsive and Problem Gambling
Nicotine and Smoking Cessation
Anger Management and Violence
- American Psychological Association: Controlling Anger Before It Controls You
- Centers for Disease Control: National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control
Anxiety
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: The Anxious Child*
- American Psychiatric Association: Let's Talk Facts About . . . Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorder Association of America: Anxiety Disorders
- National Institute of Mental Health: Anxiety Disorders*
Depression
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families*
- American Psychiatric Association: Let's Talk Facts About . . . Depression
- National Institute of Mental Health: Depression*
- National Library of Medicine: Depression*
Other Depressive Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
- American Psychiatric Association: Let's Talk Facts About . . . Bipolar Disorder
- National Institute of Mental Health*
- National Library of Medicine: Bipolar Disorder*
Postpartum Depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Disaster Prevention and Response Resources
- American Red Cross: Disaster Services*
- Dept. of Health and Human Services*
- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Disasters and Emergencies*
Domestic Violence
- American Academy of Family Practitioners: Domestic Violence*
- American Bar Association: Domestic Violence Safety Tips*
- National Library of Medicine: Domestic Violence*
- National Women's Health Information Center: Violence Against Women*
Family: Child Care and Parenting
Child Development
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families*
- Basics of Parenting (PDF)
- Child Care: Resources and Information for Federally Funded Programs*
- National Network for Child Care: Resources for Parents*
- Safer Child Inc.
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families*
Family Issues
- Administration for Children and Families: Parenting- and Child Care-Related Topics*
- American Psychological Association
- National Library of Medicine: Family Issues*
- National Library of Medicine: Parenting Issues*
Family: Elder Care
- Administration on Aging*
- Elder Care Locator*
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry: Patients and Caregivers
- National Institute of Health: Senior Health Topics
- National Library of Medicine: Senior's Health Topics*
Financial
- Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information*
- Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection*
- 66 Ways to Save Money*
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- National Library of Medicine: Financial Assistance for Medical Needs*
Grief and Loss
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Children and Grief*
- National Library of Medicine: Bereavement*
- National Library of Medicine: Death and Dying*
Legal Resources
- American Bar Association
- FirstGov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
- Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Dept. of Justice: Topical Resources
- Small Business Administration
Medical and Health Issues
Government Health-Related Resources
- Centers for Disease Control*
- National Institutes of Health*
- National Library of Medicine: Health Topics*
- National Women's Health information Center*
Medications
- American Academy of Family Practitioners: Drug Information*
- National Institute of Mental Health: Medications*
- National Library of Medicine: Drug information*
- WebMD: Home Page, Topic Search: medications, drugs & herbs
Mental Health
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families*
- The Center for Mental Health Services
- National Institute of Mental Health: For the Public*
- National Library of Medicine: Mental Health and Behavior*
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Resources Specifically About Children and PTSD
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Helping Children After a Disaster*
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder*
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Resources Specifically About Adults and PTSD
- American Psychiatric Association: Let's Talk Facts About . . . Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- National Center for PTSD: Facts About PTSD*
- National Institute of Mental Health: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder*
- National Library of Medicine: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder*
Relationship Issues
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy: Families and Health Topics
- American Psychological Association: Family and Relationships
- National Library of Medicine: Divorce*
- National Library of Medicine: Family Issues*
Resilience and Stress
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Helping Teenagers with Stress*
- American Psychological Association: The Road to Resilience
- The Resiliency Center
Suicide
- American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- National Institute of Mental Health: For the Public*
- National Library of Medicine: Suicide*
Support Groups and Other Resources
Support Resources and Services - Government-Sponsored
- Career One Stop: Job Search and Career Development Resources*
- Center for Mental Health Services: Mental Health Links - Associations*
- FirstGov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal*
- Government Assistance*
Workplace Issues
Drug-Free Workplace
- U.S. Dept. of Labor: Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace*
- National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health* (employers/managers)
- SAMHSA: Division of Workplace Programs*
Employee Safety and Wellness
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