hkurowsk Department of Community and Human Services

DCHS Launches Provider Trainings, Taking Action to Reinforce Financial Stewardship 

Each year, the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) serves hundreds of thousands of people—delivering housing support, behavioral health care, child care, services for veterans and people with disabilities, and more. This work doesn’t happen in on its own, it's powered by the contracted providers that bring these programs to life.  Over the past five years, DCHS has intentionally expanded contracting opportunities across … Continue reading DCHS Launches Provider Trainings, Taking Action to Reinforce Financial Stewardship 

eslharris Behavioral Health and Recovery, Crisis Care Centers, Department of Community and Human Services

You know what your community needs. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative has funding to help you build it.

Across King County, communities know what they need: housing that is affordable, culturally grounded, and designed to keep people rooted in place. What’s often missing is early-stage support to turn those ideas into viable projects.  King County’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) is addressing that gap with a new, one-time Capacity Building Grants Request for Proposals (RFP). This opportunity is designed to help community-based organizations move … Continue reading You know what your community needs. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative has funding to help you build it.

hkurowsk Department of Community and Human Services

DCHS Strengthens Oversight and Accountability with New Policies and Improvements 

By Dr. Susan McLaughlin, Acting Director of DCHS   Dr. Susan McLaughlin, DCHS Acting Director In 2020, the department’s priority was clear: Get resources to the community quickly and provide relief throughout the health emergency and into recovery. The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) moved fast to deliver critical funding—from rental assistance to isolation and quarantine facilities—across the region when it mattered most. DCHS expanded partnerships with smaller, community-based organizations—trusted groups with deep roots … Continue reading DCHS Strengthens Oversight and Accountability with New Policies and Improvements 

DCHS Behavioral Health and Recovery, Crisis Care Centers, Department of Community and Human Services

Update on King County’s Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis 

King County’s Five Priorities to Stop the Surge of Overdose Deaths were first announced in March 2024 as a coordinated cross-government response to slow the opioid overdose crisis.  Over the past two years, we’ve seen a promising overall decline in overdoses in King County; fatal overdoses decreased 32% from 2023 to 2025. Nonetheless, fatal overdoses in 2025 remain elevated compared to before 2022. Working in partnership, the Department of Community and Human … Continue reading Update on King County’s Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis 

DCHS Behavioral Health and Recovery, Crisis Care Centers, Department of Community and Human Services

New RFP for a Logistics Coordinator to Create a Trusted Leaders Network for the Crisis Care Centers Initiative 

A new RFP is now open seeking a Logistics Coordinator to help launch King County’s Trusted Leaders Network, a key part of the Crisis Care Centers initiative’s commitment to community.  The Crisis Care Centers Levy is transforming how people access behavioral health crisis care and is centering equity all along the way. The Trusted Leaders Network—and the Logistics Coordinator who supports it—will bring community voices directly … Continue reading New RFP for a Logistics Coordinator to Create a Trusted Leaders Network for the Crisis Care Centers Initiative 

Erin Fenner Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services, PSTAA

Learn More About the Youth Action Plan Transmitted to Council

The well-being of young people is vital to the success of our communities. The Youth Action Plan is King County’s commitment to youth happiness, health, and community leadership. First adopted by the King County Council in 2015, the Youth Action Plan sets the priorities for King County in how we create and invest in supports for children and young people.    “In 2015, the original Youth Action Plan set … Continue reading Learn More About the Youth Action Plan Transmitted to Council