EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 28, 2004 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that it has been selected by three southeast companies to provide employee assistance and work/life programs. CBH will provide services to the employees of North Carolina-based Key Risk Management and PBM Graphics, and Virginia-based Thales North America, Inc. Combined, CBH will serve more than 3,000 new participants.
Employee assistance and work/life programs help improve workplace productivity and job satisfaction by providing employees and their dependents with support and referrals for a wide range of issues, such as substance abuse, stress, anxiety and help for family concerns about elder care, child care, financial planning or other needs. CBH participants also gain 24/7 access to referrals and information via the CBH website and may be eligible for the company's new online coaching program as well.
"EAP and work/life programs help employees better balance the pressures of work and family life and we are pleased that more companies are recognizing the importance of these programs and adding them to their benefits package," states Keith Dixon, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of CBH. "We are also excited to grow our presence in the Southeast by providing employee assistance and work/life programs to the employees of these outstanding companies."
Key Risk Management, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, is a leading provider of workers compensation services for employers in the Southeast. PBM Graphics, based in Research Triangle, NC, is a national leader in commercial printing and fulfillment services and offers its clients a full-service, single-source graphics production environment. Thales North America, based in Alexandria, VA, is a world leader in professional electronics, supporting a full range of products, systems and solutions in the aerospace, defense and technology markets.
CIGNA Behavioral Health (CBH), Inc., a subsidiary of CIGNA , provides behavioral care benefit management, EAPs, and work/life programs to consumers through health plans offered by large U.S. employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley trusts and disability insurers. CBH, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., operates five care management centers around the U.S. in support of a national network of more than 47,000 independent psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers and more than 4,000 facilities and clinics. For more information, visit http://www.cignabehavioral.com/.
CIGNA Behavioral HealthContact: Gwyn Dilday, CIGNA, +1-818-500-6370, gwyn.dilday@cigna.com
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