Employee Assistance Program (EAP)/Professional Standards Committee
- Our AFA EAP Committee wants to share a free online resource for parents and other caregivers of children struggling with mental health and/or substance use issues.
- Other Parents Like Me (OPLM) offers several resources free of subscription charge for one year with the code/link provided.
- This free subscription is a gift from OPLM founder and retired United Airlines Flight Attendant Cassie Fariello.
Other Parents Like Me (OPLM) is an online peer support community designed for parents and other caregivers of children struggling with mental health and/or substance use issues. Normally, it is a fee-based resource, which is now being provided to Flight Attendants free of any subscription charge for one year (1 year).
OPLM offers a number of resources including:
- Daily support groups: 17 virtual peer-led meetings every week that include, Men’s and Women’s, Adoptive Families, Meditation, to name a few
- Subject Matter Speakers: At least 5 speaker meetings per month followed by a Q&A
- Parent Stories & Blogs: Personal stories and insights into the journey of parents like you
- Resource Hub: Search podcasts, articles, apps, books, and more
This free one-year subscription is being gifted by the OPLM founder and retired United Airlines Flight Attendant Casie Fariello who herself struggled with maintaining her career responsibilities while addressing behavioral health crises with her children.
Flight Attendants can access their free one-year subscription by using this code: FADAP2023 or link: https://oplm.com/register/?coupon=FADAP2023.
DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT. AFA’s participation in notifying Flight Attendants of this free OPLM subscription does not constitute endorsement by AFA. AFA does not authorize, endorse, support or sponsor any OPLM product, service, or activity.
