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MAP’s student support initiative a ‘virtual’ success
"Let’s Talk About It,” a UFT Member Assistance Program (MAP) initiative designed to educate and support students around addiction and mental health, had an additional challenge this year: helping students deal with the emotional toll of the...
Our new reality
If you feel your life has been upended overnight, you’re not alone. The coronavirus crisis has changed everyone’s reality and adapting is an ongoing challenge.
Weathering the storm
Supporting someone with mental health challenges is complex. Adding a layer of drug and alcohol addiction makes it all the more complicated.
Dec. 8, 2009: UFT Launches Member Assistance Program
The UFT’s Member Assistance Program was launched on Dec. 8, 2009.
Setting yourself up for a great year
Maybe it’s your first year of teaching, maybe it’s your 21st, but there are always ways to set yourself up for a great school year ahead.
'Let’s Talk About It’ substance abuse conference
More than 800 middle and high school students heard what it’s like to struggle with addiction from young people not much older than themselves at a conference on substance abuse co-sponsored by the UFT and held at union headquarters in Manhattan on...
Member Assistance Program’s art therapy exhibit
New members who participated in the UFT Member Assistance Program’s first-ever art therapy group displayed their work at a special gallery exhibition on May 9. “The idea was for new members to get to try something fun and also therapeutic,” said MAP...
Member Assistance Program
The Member Assistance Program (MAP) has trained professional counselors who guide you through the problems that can put your health and job in jeopardy. You can expect our services to be confidential, professional and supportive.