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The EFR App: Mental Health Support From Employee & Family Resources

The Employee & Family Resources app is an AppPresser built app for EAP and SAP members, with counselor chat, check ins, podcasts and resources. Rated 5.0.

EFR app featured image: three iPhone screens with the member portal and well being resources

Employee & Family Resources, known as EFR, has helped people through life's hard moments for more than sixty years. The EFR app is an AppPresser built app that lets people reach a counselor, check in on their own well being and explore trusted resources, and it is rated 5.0 on the App Store.

Who is behind the app

EFR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services organization in Des Moines, Iowa. It created Iowa's first Employee Assistance Program in 1975 and now serves more than 300,000 employees and students in all 50 states. Its mission is "Helping People Manage Life's Challenges to Reach Their Full Potential."

What EFR does

The app is the front door to EFR's Employee Assistance Program and Student Assistance Program, with simple navigation so people can get started at the moment they decide to reach out.

Key features

  • Use EAP Benefit, a direct path to confidential counseling and resources
  • Live Chat to schedule an appointment with a masters level counselor
  • Mental Health Check In, including the DASS 21 assessment
  • A library of articles, podcasts and webinars
  • The EFR blog and the Emotion Well podcast
  • Webinar registration
  • My Library for saved favorites

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Who it is for

  • Employees whose employer offers EFR's EAP
  • Students in schools that use EFR's SAP
  • Anyone looking for practical well being resources

Platforms and downloads

EFR is available on iPhone and iPad and Android. It first appeared on the App Store on August 30, 2021. Ratings: 5.0 on the App Store (9 ratings).

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Project leadership by Brian Messenlehner.

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Brian Messenlehner

Founder of AlphaWeb and owner of AppPresser. A former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant and computer programmer, Brian has more than 25 years of experience leading software teams and co-wrote Building Web Apps with WordPress for O'Reilly.

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