Employee Assistance
The university recognizes that problems of a personal nature can have an adverse effect on an individual's job performance. The university Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential assistance to faculty, staff, and their dependents through the Human Development Company. The Human Development Company can provide assistance on a broad range of human problems such as emotional/behavioral, family and marital, alcohol and/or drug, financial, legal, and other personal problems. The university pays the cost of the EAP service.
The Human Development Company also offers a variety of resources at its website. Visit www.humandev.com click on the Work/Life button bar, select "New Members Register Here", type University of Louisville in the company name box, and chose an ID and password. Once you do this you will have access to a variety of useful information in the following areas:
- HEALTH - Over 2,000 articles, Hundreds of videos, and dozens of health assessments and tools
- LEGAL - Over 1,000 articles, and a searchable database of over 400,000 attorneys
- FINANCIAL - 140 calculators, 95 common federal tax forms, thousands of state-specific tax forms and over 1000 articles
- TRAINING - 45 interactive tools and videos and over 100 articles
- BALANCED LIFE - 100 interactive tools and videos and over 100 articles
- MENTAL HEALTH - Hundreds of articles, over 50 videos, quizzes and 6 mental health assessments
If you have difficulty accessing the Human Development Company website or need to contact HDC to schedule a confidential appointment, the following is HDC's contact information:
Louisville call - 589-HELP (4357)
Long Distance - 1-800-877-8332
Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
