Key Takeaways

• Employers recognize that an emergency or natural disaster can have a broad health and well-being impact on employees. Therefore, they offer a wide number of services, including financial assistance, crisis support and more.
• Around the world, employers use employee assistance programs (EAPs) to offer therapy sessions or stress management training to support employees’ mental health during times of distress.
• Organizations are also likely to rally on behalf of their community in the wake of a disaster, and a majority have programs in place for volunteering and making donations to affected areas.