King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is taking a major step forward in our commitment to behavioral health and crisis response by securing a permanent location for a new sobering center in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. Part of DCHS’ crisis services available to King County residents, this new center will provide a safe … Continue reading A New Chapter in Recovery: King County Secures a Permanent Site for the SODO Sobering Center
A Year Later: Update on King County’s Five-Priority Strategy to Prevent Overdoses & Expand Treatment
Around this time last year, King County announced a multi-part strategy to address the surge of fentanyl and overdoses. Guided by five priorities, the strategy expanded behavioral health treatment, increased access to medications for opioid use disorder, and made overdose prevention tools and resources more widely available. Today, we remain committed to continuing to advance … Continue reading A Year Later: Update on King County’s Five-Priority Strategy to Prevent Overdoses & Expand Treatment
New Funding Opportunity: $17.8M for Short-term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood Class Members
The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Short-Term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood and Trueblood Diversion Program Class Members. DCHS invests in diversion programs with the intention of reducing contact with the criminal legal system, … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: $17.8M for Short-term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood Class Members
Join a MIDD Renewal Community Update Meeting! Virtual meetings on 3/12, 3/18 and 3/19 to share about Phase One of Community Engagement and more.
The MIDD Renewal Team is hosting three community update meetings to provide insight on Phase One of Community Engagement and MIDD Renewal efforts. The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) recently released a new report sharing feedback from community engagement on the topic of the behavioral health system, which provides supports and treatment for … Continue reading Join a MIDD Renewal Community Update Meeting! Virtual meetings on 3/12, 3/18 and 3/19 to share about Phase One of Community Engagement and more.
King County asked 1,472 people about the mental health and substance use treatment system. Here’s what we learned.
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) released today a new report sharing feedback from community engagement on the topic of the behavioral health system, which provides supports and treatment for mental health and substance use, including prevention, promotion, treatment, crisis intervention, community building, recovery supports, and more. The Phase One Community Engagement Report, … Continue reading King County asked 1,472 people about the mental health and substance use treatment system. Here’s what we learned.
Interagency Recovery Campus in the spotlight following visit from the National Association of Counties
Adapted from National Association of Counties blog post: King County school offers students a route to sobriety Walking into Interagency Recovery Campus in Seattle is like stepping into any other high school building. The familiar buzz of student chatter echoing off the linoleum floors conjures a familiar image to anyone who’s attended one of America’s … Continue reading Interagency Recovery Campus in the spotlight following visit from the National Association of Counties