Connecticut State Department of Correction

Employee Assistance Unit

Employee Assistance Unit (EAU)

24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 1- 844-997-4328

Central Office Directions

Director: Dianne Moynihan MSW, LCSW, LICSW

MISSION STATEMENT

The Employee Assistance Unit’s (EAU) mission is to provide confidential peer support, intervention, assist employees with guidance and referral to treatment when necessary, to educate and protect staff and family members who work within the Connecticut Department of Correction.

 

Our goal is to provide confidential resources through clinical and social intervention while maintaining a healthy and balanced work environment for agency employees and their families.

The state of Connecticut rendered in the 'Thin Maroon Line' flag style, representing support for correctional professionals. The text below identifies it as a resource for all DOC employees and their families.

It is a resource for all DOC employees and their families.

It’s Free.  It’s Confidential

PEERS HELPING PEERS

 

Connecticut Post-Incident Work Place Employee Reference (POWER CARD) icon featuring the 'Peers Helping Peers' message and the EAU 24/7 help line: 1-844-997-4328. 

 

CORRECTIONAL PROFESSIONAL TRAUMA

  • Exposure to difficult situations, violence, hazardous

    materials, excessive noise, infectious disease

  • Working in confined spaces with physical and

    psychological demands

                                                 PERSONAL TRAUMA

  • Personal, family relationship issues

  • Having your own safety jeopardized

  • Physical, sexual, psychological abuse

  • Military combat exposure

  • Natural disasters

  • PTSD. Medical issues for self or family

  • Death of a loved one

 

ADDICTIONS

  • Prescription medications

  • Alcohol

  • Technology

  • Narcotics

  • Marijuana

  • Sex

  • Food

  • Steroids

  • Gambling

  • Shopping

  • Other street drugs

 

OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT

  • Outpatient / Inpatient

  • Counseling

  • Intensive Outpatient

  • Residential Detox

  • 12-Step Meetings

  • Family Assistance

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Click on the following link to open a copy of the EAU pamphlet:  EAU Pamphlet

 

DID YOU KNOW ?

  • Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness each year.

  • Among the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. with substance abuse problems, 50.5% have co-occurring mental illness.

  • Combining medication with therapy can significantly improve the treatment of many anxiety disorders.

  • Some of the programs that EAU refers employees to have success rates as much as 300% better than the national average.