Nearly half of U.S. employers reported an increase in theirworkers' use of employee assistance programs(Staying@Work, Watson Wyatt, 2009). While this trend isexpected to continue, employers that understand the link betweenbehavioral health, personal wellness and organizationalproductivity will look to integrate their EAP with the othercomponents of their population health management strategy.
To that end, there are a number of key trends that will drivethis integration:
EAPs with an MH/SA (Mental Health and Substance Abuse)Gatekeeper component will be used to combat rising health carecosts stemming from the Mental Health Parity and Addiction EquityAct of 2008 (MHPAEA).
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