The message names the gap itself. NASA promotes the availability of employee assistance counselors at each Center, it notes, yet there may be reasons why, during a mental health crisis, employees do not think about the EAP or cannot remember how to access it. The practical argument is about recall under pressure: three digits are easier to hold on to than an office contact. [S1]
According to the message, the Suicide and Crises Lifeline (988lifeline.org) is available to anyone, anytime nationwide by calling or texting 988 from a cell phone, and the linked page is offered for more information about the lifeline and additional mental health resources. [S1]
For support through the MAF Employee Assistance Program office, the message names Porter Pryor and lists a number that takes calls or texts, 228-363-4910. [S1]
That same contact is the route to a monthly Grief Support Group, run through NASA Teams for employees at SSC, NSSC, MAF and MSFC who are grieving a recent or past death of a friend or family member. [S1]
The message also points to NASA Occupational Health's Health4Life page for further resources and education. [S1]
Source documents
- A Mental Health Awareness Month Message from Your MAF EAP office: “Suicide and Crises Lifeline”https://www.nasa.gov/general/a-mental-health-awareness-month-message-from-your-maf-eap-office-suicide-and-crises-lifeline/