Employee Assistance Services for Education (EASE) is a specialized Employee Assistance Program (EAP) focused on employees in the educational sector.

It is a work-site based program designed to assist in the identification and resolution of work and non-work related concerns that may impact the employee’s functioning including, but not limited to, occupational, health, marital, family, financial, substance use, legal, emotional, or other personal/professional concerns which may adversely affect employee job performance.

The Employee Assistance Service for Education (EASE) program was established in 1982 by a Joint Powers Agreement between the Los Angeles County Office of Education and member districts and was designed to offer a low-cost option to districts for employee supportive services. EASE is a confidential and voluntary service offering professional counseling, consultation and education to district employees.

• Mental health counseling and referrals for concerns, such as occupational, health, parenting, relationship difficulties, anger management, substance use, emotional, and balancing work and family life.
• Consultation with district supervisors and managers regarding workplace issues, such as interpersonal conflicts, managing a distressed employee, and coping with crisis.
• Support for districts on managing constant change, crisis response services, prevention of workplace violence, and the impact of substance use on the job.
• Value-added services such as psycho-educational workshops for employees on stress management, anger management, communication, self-care, grief and loss, and crisis counseling and debriefings.
• To best serve our demographic, EASE offers in person and telehealth options and a diverse clinical provider base.

EASE provides a low-cost shared model between a consortium of districts.

As districts strive to reduce health care costs and best support their employees to prevent worker's compensation and improve retention, the EASE program provides a low-cost shared model between a consortium of districts and is offered at $14.00 per employee.

This fee includes counseling for eligible family members in addition to after-hours emergency calls, worksite consultation and critical incident response.

The following resources are available for non-members.

To communicate with us, you can call our office, send us an email, or contact our 24/7 EASE hotline.