King County's local behavioral health sales tax provides about $80 million each year to be invested in mental health and substance use programming. That funding provides a significant opportunity to make a difference and we want to align our investments with community priorities. How can these local funds better serve you? We want to hear … Continue reading Share your experience to guide investment in behavioral health care in King County! Sign up to join a virtual listening session.
Get to Know: King County’s Behavioral Health Outreach Teams
At King County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, we’re working toward a future where everyone is able to access mental health and substance use care when, where and how they need it. We are also actively bringing care and support to people in the community experiencing behavioral health crises. Our growing cadre of behavioral health … Continue reading Get to Know: King County’s Behavioral Health Outreach Teams
New Video – King County Featured in National Prevention Week 2024 Community Showcase
Today is the last day of May, capping the month-long recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery. Earlier this month, we shared how King County invests in behavioral health here … Continue reading New Video – King County Featured in National Prevention Week 2024 Community Showcase
King County Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Month and an opportunity to share how King County invests in critical services across the behavioral health system to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Today, we're facing a significant behavioral health crisis in our region, which is connected to the affordability crisis; to the workforce crisis … Continue reading King County Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month
Community-Driven Behavioral Health Grants Invest Across King County
Historically, behavioral health systems underserve many racial and ethnic underrepresented communities nationwide and continue to do so today. This impacts people, their families, and the broader communities in King County who often find that the current behavioral healthcare options do not fit their cultural needs, so they remain either un- or under-served by available mental … Continue reading Community-Driven Behavioral Health Grants Invest Across King County
WHAT IS BUPRENORPHINE? A Q&A ABOUT KING COUNTY’S NEW BUP HOTLINE
Cross-posted from Public Health Insider Leer en español Thanks to a new 24/7 ‘bup’ prescribing hotline, it’s easier than ever for people in King County to get started on medication to treat opioid use disorder. In partnership with the UW Department of Emergency Medicine, King County recently launched a telemedicine program that will provide on-demand access … Continue reading WHAT IS BUPRENORPHINE? A Q&A ABOUT KING COUNTY’S NEW BUP HOTLINE