Family Friendly Initiatives

To support our employees statewide, the Nevada Department of Human Services (DHS) has created some Family Friendly Initiatives and Toolkits containing philosophies designed to help members of our staff navigate available resources.

DHS administration recognizes that an employee may experience situations that affect one’s capacity to perform well on the job, or finding that work-life balance. These experiences, while personal in nature, can manifest in the workplace as issues that affect performance, attendance or conduct. DHS is a workplace that supports, fosters, and empowers employees who have aging parents, are breastfeeding, bring infants to the workplace, and who may be struggling with and seeking recovery from addiction-related issues. DHS welcomes and embraces these initiatives in an effort to help employees and their families live healthy, full, and productive lives. People will choose their pathway based on their cultural values, socioeconomic status, and psychological or behavioral needs.  These toolkits have been created to promote and carry the message that DHS is committed to and cares about the whole health of the individual employee and their family.

We hope the resources in the Family Friendly Initiatives will help you, whether you are a supervisor supporting a staff member; an employee just beginning or already involved; or have a friend or family member who may be struggling or in need of guidance. If you need additional assistance or have any questions, please contact your immediate supervisor and/or HR department. Your confidentiality will always be honored and your rights as an employee protected.

Aging Parents

• Eldercare Toolkit for State Employees and Supervisors
• Employee Resource Kit
• Learning Module for Supervisors
• ReAct - Employer Resource Guide
• a Place for Mom - Caregiver Resources
• Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
• Forbes - Personal Finance

Infant/Breastfeeding

• Nevada Breastfeeds - The Business Case for Breastfeeding program
• Nevada WIC

Recovery Friendly

State Employee Assistance

The State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support, resources and information for personal and work issues. Services are confidential and provided at no charge to qualifying employees and their dependents.