The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking Behavioral Health Agencies (BHAs) to create new residential facilities and beds for mental health and substance use treatment in King County. DCHS is hosting an information session at 10 a.m. this Friday, September 19 for interested proposers. … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity for Mental Health Residential Treatment Facilities—Apply by October 17
New Funding Opportunity: Youth Support Services (YSS)
The King County Department of Community and Human Services’ (DCHS) Behavioral Health & Recovery Division (BHRD) is pleased to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2026-2027 Youth Support Services (YSS) program. This RFP seeks to fund organizations with a deep knowledge of behavioral health services and substance use disorders (SUD) that have … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: Youth Support Services (YSS)
September is National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month works to grow a thriving recovery community, reduce mental health and substance use related stigma, and spread the message that behavioral health recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life). This Recovery Month, we are highlighting the work of the King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB). BHAB members advise the … Continue reading September is National Recovery Month
Converge Media’s Community Voices Highlights Urgent Need for Urgent Mental Health Care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjrwiH4EEXc King County is moving with urgency to implement the voter-approved Crisis Care Centers Initiative, building a new, robust crisis response system out of 988 as an alternative to 911. This initiative will also fund a network of five Crisis Care Centers to make it easy for everyone in King County to get the mental … Continue reading Converge Media’s Community Voices Highlights Urgent Need for Urgent Mental Health Care
Crisis Care Centers Update: RFP for Post-Crisis Care Now Open. Apply by August 15!
In 2023, King County voters approved the Crisis Care Centers Levy to create a network of five Crisis Care Centers. A Crisis Care Center is a place for anyone to go to get urgent care for a wide range of mental health and substance use crises, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To … Continue reading Crisis Care Centers Update: RFP for Post-Crisis Care Now Open. Apply by August 15!
El condado de King amplía los equipos móviles de crisis para adultos con el fin de llegar más rápido a más personas
El condado de King marcó recientemente un nuevo logro en nuestro progreso para garantizar que los miembros de la comunidad reciban rápidamente la atención más eficaz y adecuada en caso de una crisis de salud mental o de consumo de sustancias. El 2 de diciembre, la División de Salud Conductual y Recuperación (BHRD, por sus … Continue reading El condado de King amplía los equipos móviles de crisis para adultos con el fin de llegar más rápido a más personas