{"id":799,"date":"2026-01-14T12:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&#038;p=799"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:48:45","slug":"employee-assistance-program","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/employee-assistance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Assistance Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-policy\">Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The University of Wisconsin &#8211; Milwaukee is committed to offering assistance to faculty, academic staff, and university staff employees and their immediate families and household members who are, for whatever reason, experiencing a personal problem that is affecting their quality of life at home or in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is accessed by directly contacting the EAP vendor, an independent professional consultation firm*. 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