Deakin’s Employee Assistance Program offers all staff (including casuals) a voluntary, short-term, cost-free, confidential, professional counselling and referral service where staff are experiencing work-related and personal problems that are adversely affecting their work performance.If you are struggling with any of these issues, there is plenty of mental health support available for you at Deakin University. See also Health and wellbeing for more information about mental health support at Deakin.