February 2025
Current events in the United States have created uncertainty in many workplaces, leaving some people unsure about how government changes will impact their lives. While the specifics are still unknown, this collective concern has led to heightened stress that may negatively impact mental health. C+FS EAP is aware that these concerns are having a disproportionate impact on our nonprofit and municipal partners, who rely on public funding.
Mental Health needs are universal, and C+FS EAP services remains an essential resource. Resilience is not built in isolation, but in the courage to ask for help. C+FS EAP staff are gathering resources in anticipation of challenges our community may face regarding lay-offs, critical needs and emotional support. Please reach out if you are seeking guidance or support.
In addition, C+FS EAP will be holding a “Virtual Mental Health Check In” event over the next two weeks. This event will be an opportunity for individuals to easily schedule a one-on-one meeting with an EAP Counselor to review current stressors, the impact on their mental health and explore options for support. Register by clicking below or call 716-681-4300 to schedule.
Click here to register for a Virtual Mental Health Check In
Black History Month
February is Black History Month and C+FS EAP recognizes that well-being cannot thrive where inequity persists. The theme of Black History Month is African Americans and Labor – and focuses on the ways in which black labor has and continues to lift our communities.
C+FS EAP strives to provide employers information and tools to thrive. This month we are sharing a webinar entitled: Fostering an Inclusive Workplace: Essential Principles & Actionable Strategies, with Chantele Campbell, MPA, M.Ed., CDP. This was recorded November 30, 2023, and speaks to the value of inclusion in the workplace. Please reach out directly to Chantele at 716-903-3415 or visit her website at: thecsuitemama.com to learn more about workplace inclusion.
We continue to be grateful to be a part of a community that supports one another and to promote workplace mental health.
Click here to visit our updated Resource Pages
Live Events
Thriving in Every Role: Practical Insights for Goal Setting, Work, and Communication
Join the founders and owners of Walking Through Solutions, La Shawn Davis, LMSW and Deja Middlebrook, LMSW, JD as they present on:
- Communicating with Confidence – February 13th, 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
This series is open to all, sessions will be live, will be recorded, and made available after the series is completed.
Click here to learn more and register for Communicating with Confidence
Get to Know Your EAP
Join C+FS EAP for a live Q&A to learn more about EAP services.
Wednesday, February 12th 9:30 a.m. – 10:00am
This is open to all and will not be recorded.
Click here to register for Get to Know Your EAP
In Case You Missed It – January 2025
Webinars:
The Power of Goal Setting
Finding Work Life Harmony
Recordings will be made available after the series is completed
In Case You Missed It – December 2024
Recording:
Boost Energy & Eliminate Fatigue for the Holidays
Full Recording – Boost Energy & Eliminate Fatigue for the Holidays
In Case You Missed It- November 2024
Recording:
Tuning in to Burnout: Exploring the State of Mental Health Work
Highlights – Tuning in to Burnout: Exploring the State of Mental Health Work
Full Recording – Tuning in to Burnout: Exploring the State of Mental Health Work
In Case You Missed It- October 2024
Recording:
Healing in Community: Providing Culturally Specific Domestic Violence Support
Highlights – Healing in Community: Providing Culturally Specific Domestic Violence Support
Full Recording – Healing in Community: Providing Culturally Specific Domestic Violence Support
In Case You Missed It – September 2024
Recording:
Election Anxiety: Ensuring Respect and Inclusivity in the Workplace
Highlights – Election Anxiety: Ensuring Respect and Inclusivity in the workplace
Full Recording – Election Anxiety: Ensuring Respect and Inclusivity in the Workplace
In Case You Missed It – August 2024
Recording:
Queer Questions Part 2 with Rachel Fangsrud
Highlights – Queer Questions Part 2 with Rachel Fangsrud
Full Recording – Queer Questions Part 2 with Rachel Fangsrud
In Case You Missed It – July 2024
Recording:
Managing Debt with Parachute Credit Counseling
Full Recording – Managing Debt with Parachute Credit Counseling
In Case You Missed It – June 2024
Recording:
Queer Questions: Navigating Terminology and Creating Inclusive Spaces
Highlights of Queer Questions: Navigating Terminology and Creating
Full Recording Queer Questions: Navigating Terminology and Creating
The Shape of our City How Environmental Racism Impacts Everyone
Highlights of The Shape of our City: How Environmental Racism Impacts Everyone
Full Recording The Shape of Our City – How Environmental Racism Impacts Everyone” (2 minutes)
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce with Say Yes Buffalo
Full Recording Building Tomorrow’s Workforce with Say Yes Buffalo
In Case You Missed It – May 2024
Recording:
Highlights: Building a Supportive Workplace Culture for those Affected by Domestic Violence
Building a Supportive Workplace Culture for those Affected by Domestic Violence
Highlights: Mental Health in the Workplace: Building a Supportive Culture
Mental Health in the Workplace: Building a Supportive Culture
In Case You Missed It – April 2024
Recording:
Two Things You Cand Do to Protect Your Financial Future
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What everyone should know
Federal Student Loans: What is New?
In Case You Missed It – March 2024
Recording:
Highlights: Can Women Have It All? A Discourse on Gender, Work, and the Mental Load
Can Women Have It All? A Discourse on Gender, Work, and the Mental Load
In Case You Missed It – February 2024
Recording:
Highlights of – The Art of Radical Self Care
In Case You Missed It – December 2023 and January 2024
Recording:
Substance Abuse and the Holidays
In Case You Missed It – November 2023
Recording:
Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion A Roadmap for Leaders
In Case You Missed It – October 2023
Latinx/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health
Recording: Latinx/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health
Public Loan Forgiveness: What everyone should know
Recording: Public Service Loan Forgiveness- What Everyone Should Know
Moving Ahead After Financial Abuse
Recording: Moving Ahead After Financial Abuse
In Case You Missed It – September 2023
We can all help prevent suicide.
September was Suicide Awareness month, a time when we come together to raise awareness, provide support, and promote conversation about mental health. Your well-being is important to us, and you are not alone. Let us stand together to foster a culture of care and understanding in the workplace, home, and throughout the community.
Celia Spacone, Ph.D., Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Erie County. joined C+FS EAP for a live presentation. If you have questions or would be interested in hosting a training on this important topic, Celia Spacone can be reached at cspacone@crisisservices.org.
- Suicide Prevention: How to support a loved one
- Key slides from Suicide Prevention: What everyone should know
Supports Available:
Crisis Services – 24-Hour Hotline –716-834-3131
Text line: 716-300-2338
Chat online: www.crisisservices.org
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24/7: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text “GOT5” to 741-741
For C+FS EAP members call 24/7: 716-681-4300
In Case You Missed It – August 2023
Wellness Starts with You: Tools to support your Journey
Recording: Wellness Starts with You: Tools to Support Your Journey
Financial Wellness: Take control of your financial future
Recording: Digital Financial Planning & Financial Wellness – Savology
In Case You Missed it – July 2023
Empowering BIPOC Youth: Why is early intervention important?
Recording: Empowering BIPOC Youth
Summer 2023 brings us an opportunity to renew and recharge. This summer C&FS EAP wants to share tools with you to support your wellness journey. We have joined together with Lidia Snyder, LMSW, RYT, TCTSY-F, a licensed social worker and a trauma informed yoga instructor, to develop a guided wellness journey, exclusively for C&FS EAP members. Journey through the 8 domains of health and wellness with C&FS EAP and Lidia Snyder, each Wednesday from July 12th through August 18th. Each week you will receive an email with activities, information, and a brief mindfulness exercise. See the attached printable pdf or download here: Summer Wellness Series.
Click here to learn more and join the Summer Wellness Series
In Case You Missed It – June 2023
Complimentary Webinar: Grief in the Workplace
Recording: Grief in the Workplace
In Case You Missed It – May 2023
May was Mental Health Awareness Month and a good time to reinforce our awareness of mental health issues, along with becoming more familiar with resources available for help. On our website you will find various self-inventory assessments, that can help bring more understanding to our own mental health. In addition, C&FS EAP hosted individual Mental Health Check In’s, where members were able to schedule a session to evaluate how they have been impacted by the experiences of the past year and identify strengths and areas of growth.
May was also the first anniversary of the May 14th racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue. During this month C&FS EAP will remember the ten lives lost and the adverse impact on members in this community. We would also like to reflect on the increased discussion and attention to advancing equity in the workplace and the community. And finally, we renew our commitment to advocating for inclusion, and challenging the hate that motivated this attack.
Creating a wellness focused workplace requires effort from all of us. Consider a small step you can take this month to:
- Remember that this anniversary will impact us all in different ways and we will all need to take care of ourselves differently. It is impossible for us to know what other people have experienced or are experiencing.
- Reflect on how this anniversary impacts us and how we can support ourselves and those around us.
- Renew our commitment to creating space for the people around us, listening, and being aware that we may not know the full impact events in the past year have had on others.
We remember. We reflect. We renew our commitment to the work ahead.
In Case You Missed It – April 2023
Recording: Supervisory Orientation Presentation
In Case You Missed It – February 2023
Celebrating Black History Month
Recording: Resistance is Necessary: How Black Resistance Benefits Everyone (Part 1)
In Case You Missed It – January 2023
Winter Wellness Email Challenge
Click here to learn more about what activities were covered during our 8-week Winter Wellness Challenge.
Substance Abuse: What Everyone Needs to Know
Recording: Click here to watch the 30-minute recording of January’s complimentary webinar.
In Case You Missed It – December 2022
Recording: Money and the Holidays
In Case You Missed It – November 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Self Care During Stressful Times
Recording: Self Care During Stressful Times
In Case You Missed It – October 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Discussing Domestic Violence
Recording: Discussing Domestic Violence with Survivor Linda Dynel
In Case You Missed It – September 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Healthy Relationships and Mental Health
Recording: Healthy Relationships and Mental Health with Rana Ryan
In Case You Missed It – August 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Emergency Management Planning
Recording: Emergency Management Plan Basics
In Case You Missed It – July 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Breath and Mindfulness for Stress Reduction
Recording: Breath-and-mindfulness-for-stress-reduction .
In Case You Missed it – June 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Leading Responsibly in the Aftermath of Trauma
Recording: Leading Responsibly in the Aftermath of Trauma | Child & Family Services (cfsbny.org)
In Case You Missed It – May 2022
Complimentary Webinar: A Conversation about Trauma and Recovery
Recording: A Conversation About Trauma & Recovery with Rana Ryan.
In Case You Missed It – April 2022
Complimentary Webinar: Supporting the Mental Health of Children
Recording: Supporting the Mental Health of Children: What to look for and how to respond
In Case You Missed It – March 2022
Complimentary Webinar: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence
Recording: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence: At work and home
