Mental Health Corona

Mental health in times of Corona: new factsheet from the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH

On behalf of the Federal Council, the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH is initiating a campaign in December to raise public awareness of mental health in times of Corona.

The personal well-being at the end of October is judged significantly worse than in summer – and is again at a similar level as at the beginning of the pandemic in March. While the emotional load in the first wave was primarily an expression of the immediate threat, the focus is now shifting to a situation in which we feel that our emotional resources for coping with the ongoing crisis are gradually being exhausted.

The FOPH has summarized its findings in a factsheet (German version).

Factsheet “Mental Health in Times of Corona, FOPH, December 2020

Support your employees and managers through the crisis by offering them our ICAS CAP Crisis Assistance Program

The Covid-19 crisis still affects our everyday life. Uncertainty remains and a return to normality might not be for a while. Many companies are still working remote or have sent their employees back to the home office. In this isolation, employees are often confronted with personal fears, loneliness and insecurity. With the ICAS CAP, you offer your employees orientation and support in difficult private and professional situations. Our experienced counselors are available 24/7 by telephone or live chat. Counseling is 100% anonymous and confidential.

The ICAS CAP Crisis Assistance Program supports your employees during the coronavirus pandemic as follows: 

  • 24/7 counseling and support by phone or live chat for emotional or psychological issues (e.g. fears and worries regarding the coronavirus pandemic)
  • Personal counseling (1-8 sessions) with a psychotherapist via a secured video connection
  • Brochure in electronic format (PDF)
  • Introductory video
  • Anonymous final statistics about the use of the service

Price per employee CHF 25.00* for a fixed term of 6 months

ICAS CAP+ (optional extra to the offer above)

  • Telephone support for practical and legal questions

Additional cost per employee CHF 16.00*

*All prices excl. sales tax

Download ICAS CAP flyer

ICAS RAP Restart Assistance Program

RAP supports your organization and employees in achieving a successful restart – by helping them help themselves.

ICAS RAP Restart Assistance Program

The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on society and the economy. Life is no longer what we’re used to. This results in stress, anxiety, and mental blocks. To get off to a flying start after the lockdown and to be able to overcome the challenges of the economic crisis, however, companies need the full potential of their executives and their staff. The ICAS RAP Restart Assistance Program supports your organization, your executives and your employees in achieving a successful restart.

RAP for your organization

Instead of longing for the predictable times we enjoyed before the crisis, companies will have to keep reinventing themselves in many areas over the next few months. Business agility and creativity are more important than ever to remain successful despite the looming economic crisis. Organizations that can rely on strong, prudent executives and healthy, motivated employees will be able to take off despite the uncertain times that lie ahead. We will assist you in keeping your most important resources – your employees – healthy and productive.

RAP for your executives

The new working world will hold particular challenges for executives: dealing with stressed em-ployees, managing virtual teams, resolving resistance, driving innovation processes, all while achieving high targets – an ideal breeding ground for work-related stress. Add to that personal stress – and the limits are quickly reached. To avoid loss in performance as a result of this, execu-tives also need a professional, independent, and anonymous point of contact that can coach them through the times that lie ahead.

RAP for your employees

Dealing with changes is never easy. No longer working from home, anxieties about the future, financial problems, relationship issues, and family worries are all stress factors that not only impact negatively on health, behavior, and performance. They also cause mental blocks, lead to apathy, and can result in complete breakdowns due to illness if they’re ignored. Provide your employees with an option to seek help from experienced psychologists early on, as they see fit, and entirely anonymously – so that they can remain healthy and contribute to your company’s
success.

The ICAS RAP Restart Assistance Program includes: 

  • 24/7 counseling and support by phone or live chat for emotional or psychological issues
  • Personal counseling (1-8 sessions) with a psychotherapist via a secured video connection of face-to-face
  • Brochure in electronic format (PDF)
  • Introductory video
  • Anonymous final statistics about the use of the service
  • Three webinars for executives on the following topics:
    Management in difficult times – Ideas for proactive organizational design, agility, leadership
    Dealing with stressed employees – Early recognition, appropriate response on the part of managers
    Increasing creativity and optimism – What distinguishes successful people?

Price per employee CHF 25* for a fixed term of 6 months

ICAS RAP+ (optional extra to the offer above)

  • Telephone support for practical and legal questions

Additional cost per employee CHF 16*

*All prices excl. sales tax

Download ICAS RAP flyer

 

CAP Crisis Assistance Program – supports your employees during the coronavirus pandemic

The ICAS CAP Crisis Assistance Program supports your employees during the coronavirus pandemic:

  • CAP as a solution to the drawbacks of working from home
    Work still has to be done even in social isolation and despite the change in conditions. The CAP provides specific help for this individual internal and external transition process at all times by offering the exchange of experiences and practical solutions.
  • CAP as a solution to the drawbacks of being on lockdown
    Access to experts in daily life is restricted but sometimes, it is a necessity. Many experienced counselors are available in the CAP around the clock by phone, chat and video and provide practical instructions as a tool for self-help. The CAP supports your employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • CAP as a solution to personal insecurities
    Fear during a pandemic is completely normal. The CAP allows issues and/or fears to be discussed at any time with no time limit. This also applies to everyone in the employee’s household as these people have a significant impact on your employees working from home.
  • CAP as a solution to internal doubts
    No pandemic goes on forever. We will come out the other side of it. A talk with the CAP experts can boost this outlook and optimism and allows your employees to concentrate on the current work.

The ICAS CAP Crisis Assistance Program supports your employees during the coronavirus pandemic as follows: 

  • 24/7 counseling and support by phone or live chat for emotional or psychological issues (e.g. fears and worries regarding the coronavirus pandemic)
  • Personal counseling (1-8 sessions) with a psychotherapist via a secured video connection
  • Brochure in electronic format (PDF)
  • Introductory video
  • Anonymous final statistics about the use of the service

Price per employee CHF 25.00* for a fixed term of 6 months

ICAS CAP+ (optional extra to the offer above)

  • Telephone support for practical and legal questions

Additional cost per employee CHF 16.00*

*All prices excl. sales tax

Download ICAS CAP flyer

ICAS Schweiz AG | Employee training for mental strength

ICAS reinvents the Employee Assistance Program EAP

Up to now, it has been difficult for smaller companies to be included in a counseling and support programme of an EAP provider. ICAS Deutschland GmbH closes this gap with the new service ICAS EAP Pure, which German companies can buy online. Through the straightforward purchase process and the possibility of immediate implementation, companies and employees directly benefit from the advantages of the ICAS Employee Assistance Program. Learn more.