Coping with the loss of a close friend or family member may be one of the hardest challenges that many of us face. Everyone reacts differently to death and employs personal coping mechanisms for grief.

Employee & Family Resources (EFR) offer a variety of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits to full-time Drake employees and their family members, including phone-based support, an online chat feature (http://www.efr.org/chat/), and in-person counseling. You may call EFR 24/7 at 1-800-327-4692 or visit them at www.efr.org/myeap.

Drake also provides time off without loss of pay to attend a funeral, make funeral arrangements, or assist you in the grieving process for a member of your immediate family.  A copy of the Bereavement Leave Policy can be found on the Employee Home page of myDrake under the Human Resources icon at the top of the page.