Employee Assistance Program

New Benefit for AAFES Retirees

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential counseling and referral service that can help you and your family deal successfully with life’s challenges. In the Exchange, EAP services are provided by Magellan Health, a nationally recognized independent consulting firm that has been in business since 1973. The EAP provides:

• Face-to-face evaluations and counseling at an office convenient to your home. All calls and counseling sessions are confidential, except as specified by law (e.g., when a person’s emotional condition is a threat to themselves or others, or there is current, active abuse of a minor child, and, in some states, spousal or elder abuse). No one at the Exchange will know if you use the program.
• Easy access to services and crisis counseling 24 hours a day, seven days a week via a toll-free telephone number.

We are pleased to announce that Exchange retirees are now eligible to use the EAP program at no charge. You can turn to the EAP for help with anything that interferes with your personal life. Among other things, your EAP can help you with:

Parenting issues - Self-esteem - Alcohol, drug, substance abuse - Legal concerns - Marital / relationship problems - Anxiety / depression - Anger - Financial issues - Coping with change - Grief or bereavement

• Call the EAP whenever you need help sorting through what’s happening in your life.
• Call when you need a new perspective on things.
• Call when you need help identifying options and making an informed choice about what to do next.

You may access the Employee Assistance Program on-line at www.magellanascend.com (company name AAFES) or through Retiree Self-Service at https://retireesauth.aafes.com/rssform/.

The EAP is always there for you – even if it’s in the middle of the night or on a holiday. You can call the toll-free number 24 hours a day, seven days a week for information about seeing a clinician nearest to you, or for crisis counseling. You and your dependents are eligible for up to three (3) in-person, counseling sessions at no charge. If further services are needed, you may be referred to additional resources for help. Charges for these additional services will be your responsibility, so be sure to check your benefits plan for coverage.

Contact

Call the EAP at:
(800) 424-5988

Contact Info for Overseas:
If you cannot access the toll-free number, you may call collect at 314-387-4700

Almost every life event - the birth of a child, death of a loved one, marriage and divorce, loss of employment, moving to a new home, natural disaster, accidents and injuries, financial crises - may involve a legal question or problem. According to an American Bar Association survey, nearly 40% of American families each year encounter a problem that could be helped with legal advice, but only 12% hire a lawyer.

We are pleased to announce this enhancement to our EAP services and to make it available to you, the Exchange retiree. We encourage you to call the EAP the next time you have a legal question or concern.