Employee Assistance Program
For Your Life and Well-Being
Life and Well-being
Lifestyle Benefits are part of the state’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). An EAP is a confidential program that helps employees and the people they live with work through various life challenges that may adversely affect job performance, health, and personal well-being. All employees and the people they live with can get help with almost anything in everyday life. This includes counseling and so much more. Services include free legal and financial consultation, money management, and help finding tutors, elder care, home repair, and more. This is a free and confidential service that employees may choose to use or not, including:
LifeMatters
Navigating life is a continual journey of growth and adaptation. LifeMatters provides resources to help you navigate challenges, build resilience, and confidently face the evolving landscape. Explore tools to enhance your personal and professional development, empowering you to navigate the complexities of the experience with confidence and purpose. All employees and the people they live with can get help with almost anything in everyday life. This includes counseling and so much more!
LifeMatters is your source for free and confidential help available 24/7. Call or visit online for expertise and services that includes, but is not limited to:
- Access to Counseling Services (up to six sessions per topic each year)
- Caregiving Needs (child and elder care)
- Grief, Coping & Resiliency Resources
- Life Balance (stress, mental health)
- Money Management
- Relationships
- Services such as home repair, pet sitters, tutors, and more.
Whatever the problem, LifeMatters can help you create a solution. If you don't see what you need, call 1-800-657-3719 to speak to someone live 24/7/365. The website doesn't list all services that may be available to you.
Visit MyLifeMatters for articles, podcasts, webinars, assessments and other resources.
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All interactions are confidential and will not be shared with anyone (including your workplace or supervisor) without your written consent. However, counselors are required by law to notify authorities if they have serious concerns regarding someone’s safety. Anyone may use these services anonymously.
Well-being Program
If you are eligible for health insurance benefits through your job with the state, you are invited to participate and take part in activities to support your entire well-being throughout the year. Activities address emotional, social, financial, and physical well-being.
The Health and Well-being Portal is a partnership between State of Minnesota and WebMD to help you bring out your best. Based on your personal needs and interests, it will help you set goals, track your progress, find a like-minded community to keep you motivated, and provide valuable information along the way. Simply register to get started with our programs and services.
To Create an Account:
- Go to the Health and Well-being Portal.
- Select Create Account
- Enter the eight-digit number the state issued to you when you were hired. (It is your User ID for Self Service.) Contact your Human Resources or Payroll office if you can’t find your number.
- Answer the questions.
- You will receive a confirmation email and link to the site. Start exploring!
Learn more about the Well-being program.
Leadership and Team Dynamics
Your Relationship and Behavior Experts. Leadership and Team Dynamics is a team of internal consultants who are called upon every day to help leaders navigate conflict, lead through critical and traumatic workplace incidents, and support the overall satisfaction with the work environments of state employees.
Consultants work with supervisors, managers, teams, Human Resources, Labor Relations, and Union leadership to help leaders:
- Navigate conflict or team dynamics
- Address issues around mental health at work
- Close a gap between actual and expected performance or address persistent concerns
- Lead through a sudden, overwhelming, threatening, or prolonged event
Services Include:
- Consultation: Expertise and support to help you address a specific challenge or situation
- Coaching: Usually, one-on-one help to build specific skills or meet a goal
- Facilitation: Help teams work better together. Build consensus, reduce conflict, or find new answers.
- Education: Presentations for employees customized to address specific needs of a work area or environment.
The service is through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Like all EAP benefits, the consultant's services are private, practical, easily accessible, and free.
Visit Life and Well-being on SEGIP’s website to learn more about our Employee Assistance Program.