Ongoing support resources
Updated Tuesday, May 22, 2007
For Faculty, Staff, and their Families
On campus:
- For confidential access to telephone counseling or referral to a local counselor for private visits, faculty and staff can contact ValueOptions at 1-866-725-0602 anytime, 24 hours a day.
- Employees may set up appointments to see a counselor privately in Blacksburg by calling 1-866-725-0602
- You may also contact Employee Relations at 540/231-7772 for assistance or with any questions.
- Departmental and group meeting support remains available, and may be set up by contacting Employee Relations at 540/231-7772.
Off campus:
- ValueOptions, our Employee Assistance Program provider may be accessed by faculty and staff from any location at any time by calling 1-866-725-0602
Virginia Tech employees not insured through VT health insurance, including salaried and wage employees, have access to EAP counseling services if initiated by May 31.
- To access counseling services, call 1-866-725-0602 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) on or before May 31, 2007.
- You will be referred to a local counselor for an appointment.
- If an initial call is made on or before May 31, employees will have six months to use their referred EAP counseling sessions.
Additional resources and information for faculty, staff, and families are available at:
For more information
- Human Resources and Benefits – 540/231-9331 – www.hr.vt.edu
- Employee Relations – 540/231-7772
- Work/Life Resources – 540/231-3213 – www.worklife.vt.edu
- ADA Services – 540/231-4638
- Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund – 1-800-533-1144
- Police tip line – 540/231-6411
- For additional information concerning community resources and counseling:
- Mental Health Association of the New River Valley – 540/951-4990
- New River Valley Community Services Board – 540/961-8421