PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 2005 -- CIGNA is now
offering its extensive suite of work and life assistance services to employers
who purchase group life insurance through CIGNA Group Insurance, as an
additional resource to help companies better manage the physical and emotional
needs of their workforce. The program, offered through CIGNA's Behavioral Health
division, provides workers and their immediate family access to both in -person
and telephonic consultation services with behavioral health counselors, as
well as a variety of support services including child care referrals, senior
care, substance abuse or alcohol programs , or discounted alternative health
care services, such as smoking cessation and weight management programs. These counselors can help identify problems and make
referrals to local resources to help employees deal with their
illnesses before it leads to time off from work or job loss.
Parents and caregivers now have a unique, vital resource to
help them cope in such critical times. When Terrible Things Happen is a
booklet from the American Academy of Pediatrics and Johnson + Johnson
Pediatric Institute, L.
* School-aged children (5-12 years) have more understanding of how and
why things happen and will want to ask questions.

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"One way to do that
is by extending benefit programs that have already shown great value to
additional CIGNA Group Insurance products and services. Serving millions of customers, clients and
members in the U.com and through selected
pediatricians' offices.
The Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.

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Life
assistance services, particularly access to mental health counseling, can be
invaluable not only during the painful time leading up to and just following a
loved one's death, but at any time an employee needs help managing stress,
dealing with depression or balancing work and life pressures."

About CIGNA
As a Business of Caring, CIGNA (NYSE: CI) provides employers with benefits
programs , expertise and services that improve the health, well-being and
productivity of their employees.

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Additional insights from Leavitt explained in the booklet include:
* Infants and toddlers (0-3 years of age) cannot understand how a crisis
or a loss has changed their environment.C.

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CIGNA Makes Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Available On Life Insurance Coverage As Part of Comprehensive Services to Help Employees Better Manage Work and

-- During the stress of life events: CIGNA Life Assistance can help
employees and their families deal with stress issues that, if
unresolved, can become much bigger problems.

This booklet expands the scope of the Helping the Children initiative ,
established in 1999 as a collaborative pediatric effort to address the special
needs of children during global crises.

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-- After a disability is reported: Through CIGNA Life Assistance,
information is provided to help employees return to work. Department of Labor, $5 to $16 in health care
costs can be saved for every $1 invested in an Employee Assistance program.
* Pre-school children (3-5 years) may not talk about their feelings
openly. Teens may
find it rewarding to help others who have suffered harm.jjpi.

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For
example, if the disabled employee needs child care arrangements, the
program can offer referral services for local child care resources.
Mudslides and floods closer to home. It is also offered for a small shipping and handling
fee by calling [1-877-JNJ-LINK (565-5465)]. The best advice for infants and
toddlers is to keep a routine and resume normal activities.

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mission is to improve the lives of children and their families, and build on
Johnson + Johnson's heritage of caring for mothers and babies. For more
information, visit http://www.

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* Adolescents/teenagers (12-17 years) are able to understand the causes
and effects of a crisis, but most have not developed experience or
confidence to respond.

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Most people only think about their life insurance as a way to
provide for their families when they are no longer around to do so.
According to studies by the U.
"Keeping employees healthy -- physically and mentally -- as well as at
work and productive, or returning them quickly and safely to work following a
disability, is what we're all about," continues Russell. Imagine -- or
try to remember -- what it is like to be caught up in that world as a child,"
says noted author of the booklet, Lewis Leavitt, M.L.

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L.C. "At every step of the
development, children understand what happens in the world around them.'"
Key issues discussed in this guide include whether children should be
allowed to watch television in the aftermath of a tragedy and what behaviors
can be signs of anxiety, such as bedwetting, clinginess, nightmares and eating
problems.

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S. 'When Terrible Things Happen': A Parent's Guide to Talking with Their
Children Offers Age-Specific Advice

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. And the way parents react and offer comfort makes a
difference between nightmares and dreams, between fearful confusion and a
reassuring desire to help those caught up in crises.

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Known as CIGNA Life Assistance (SM), the EAP program is part of CIGNA's
comprehensive approach to meeting the diverse physical and emotional needs of
today's workforce.

Parents can help by
talking, listening and answering questions with honesty and directness.

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Employees have access to one of the largest
networks of behavioral health counselors in the country through CIGNA
Behavioral Health , which contracts nationally with more than 50,000
providers. and around the globe, CIGNA 's operating subsidiaries offer
a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision
care benefits; group life, accident and disability insurance, and health care
coverages for expatriate employees. Because children's needs and responses to a
crisis can vary greatly based on their age and experience level, the booklet
offers advice for parents in age-appropriate categories -- Infant and Toddler,
Preschool, School Age and Adolescent/Teenager., professor of pediatrics
at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and advisor to the
Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute , L.

About Johnson + Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.

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CIGNA has delivered Employee Assistance programs to customers through
CIGNA Behavioral Health for more than 30 years and extended the offering to
employers who have the company's long-term disability (LTD) coverage in August
2003 .L.

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Because CIGNA offers a
complete line of health and benefit products, we are uniquely positioned to do
just that," says Diane Russell, assistant vice president, Life Product
Management.

Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Booklet Offers Lessons for Parents

Parents today are faced with reassuring their children during times of
crisis or loss.

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"CIGNA is committed to offering employers products and services that
address employee needs at all stages of their life. Web site: http://www.com.J. Talking while playing games may help children express their
thoughts. It does this
by partnering with leading healthcare professionals to create educational
initiatives that promote the protection and well being of children.

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Many of these programs may not typically be covered by
insurance, but can still be important components to maintaining
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respond to changes in adult behavior. Parents, friends and teachers can help by
letting them know their views and opinions are respected.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health category lists sites focusing on maintaining good emotional health as well on the cause, incidence, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders in children and adolescents.

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"Sometimes for adults, a world in crisis is a scary place.

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The EAP program helps workers in many ways, including:

-- Preventing time away from work: Many illnesses such as asthma or
diabetes carry a high risk of depression, which can be aggravated by
work or family stresses.

-- Access to CIGNA Healthy Rewards: Offered through CIGNA 's health care
division, this program helps employees and their families take
advantage of expanded and alternative health care options with
discounts on smoking cessation, weight management and vision and
hearing care., A tsunami half a world away. Images -- pictures , news videos,
newspaper headlines -- that burn into young minds, raising more questions than
there are answers. When Terrible Things Happen is
available, free, by visiting http://www.C.

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"For example , employees can take advantage of discounted legal
services to obtain consultation on preparing their will as part of this
program.S.

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Programs like CIGNA's Life Assistance EAP also help employers save money.com.

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