The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) seeks to contract with a single vendor to implement a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to address the emotional and personal needs of all MDE employees (approximately 400) and their immediate family members (spouse, children, and stepchildren under the age of 26) at home or enrolled in school full-time. The vendor’s central location in Jackson will serve MDE employees within a seventy-five (75) mile radius. MDE offices located outside of Jackson will receive counseling from a licensed therapist within a seventy-five (75) mile radius. All services shall provide the following: Confidential assistance for issues including, but not limited to, stress, burn-out, trauma exposure, secondary trauma or compassion fatigue, work/life balance, marital/family problems, substance or process disorders, addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, etc.
