Holiday closure Monday May 28: Most county offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

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E-mail: Health Matters

Phone: 206-205-5017

Making life – and work – easier

King County provides FREE counseling and referral services to help you both at work and at home? Let us work with you in resolving work and personal problems that affect your life. Read more about the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Making Life Easier (MLE).King County provides FREE counseling and referral services to help you both at work and at home? Let us work with you in resolving work and personal problems that affect your life. Read more about the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Making Life Easier (MLE).

Employee Assistance Program:
Our licensed, certified counselors assist you in finding a solution to work-related issues that adversely impact your work performance, conduct, relationships, health, or well-being. This program is free for all county employees, regardless of benefit eligibility or career status. Contact Pam Wyss at (206) 684-2103 or Tony Hansen at (206) 263-4572, or visit our web site.

Making Life Easier Program:
MLE is a free support and referral program that provides tools and resources to help you resolve personal life problems such as:

  • Child care and parenting
  • Helping aging parents
  • Financial issues
  • Legal concerns
  • Emotional well-being
  • Domestic violence or sexual abuse
  • Grief or loss
  • Addiction and recovery

This program is free for benefit-eligible employees, their dependent family members, and anyone living in the employee’s household. Call the MLE program 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 888-874-7290. Starting on April 1, visit our new web site at https://www.achievesolutions.net/achievesolutions/en/kcmle/Home.do This link will take you to an external Web site (not part of the King County Web site).