The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to announce that three community‑based providers have been selected to operate the county’s first Post-Crisis Follow-Up teams: Consejo Counseling & Referral Service Purpose Dignity Action (PDA) Sound Behavioral Health Post-Crisis Follow-Up teams will provide short-term care for people who have just received treatment at a Crisis Care Center and need hands-on support transitioning … Continue reading Crisis Care Centers Initiative Announces Awards for Three Post‑Crisis Follow‑Up Teams
Announcing the Award for King County’s Crisis Training Academy
King County is taking another important step toward strengthening our community behavioral health workforce and crisis response system. The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) awarded the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center (BHI) to lead the new Crisis Training Academy, funded through the local Crisis Care Centers Levy. Crisis care and services require specialized skills in de-escalation, risk assessment, triage … Continue reading Announcing the Award for King County’s Crisis Training Academy
VSHSL Announces Awardees for the Levy’s Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy
The Department of Community and Human Services’ Veteran, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) is proud to announce the awardees for the FS 6: Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy. Through this investment, 29 provider organizations across King County have been awarded over $3.8 million to strengthen and stabilize the human services workforce that supports our communities. These awards fund … Continue reading VSHSL Announces Awardees for the Levy’s Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy
DCHS selects Connections Health Solutions as operator for future Seattle Crisis Care Center
Summary: Connections Health Solutions will operate King County’s Crisis Care Center in Seattle — a key step forward in meeting the pressing need for urgent crisis care in our region’s largest city, as part of the transformational investment to expand 24/7 behavioral health crisis services so they are readily available to everyone in King County. … Continue reading DCHS selects Connections Health Solutions as operator for future Seattle Crisis Care Center
Listening to Local Voices: Community Engagement for the Seattle Crisis Care Center Location
When King County voters approved the Crisis Care Centers Initiative in 2023, they asked for urgent and accessible behavioral health care in every part of our region. Today, this initiative is ushering in one of the largest investments in our history so that everyone has someone to call (988), someone to respond (mobile rapid response … Continue reading Listening to Local Voices: Community Engagement for the Seattle Crisis Care Center Location
New ORCA Center Supports Recovery After Overdose
King County Executive Shannon Braddock joined the City of Seattle and Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) this week to celebrate the opening of the new Opioid Recovery and Care Access (ORCA) Center and shared a tour of the new facility on Instagram. The ORCA Center offers people a welcoming place to recover after an overdose … Continue reading New ORCA Center Supports Recovery After Overdose
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