This was originally posted on the Best Starts for Kids blog. Students, community partners, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Best Starts and King County leadership, celebrated the opening of a new school-based health center at Highline High School in Burien last month. School-based health centers offer a broad range of health care supports for … Continue reading Celebrating the opening of a new school-based health center at Highline High School
Best Starts Child Care Subsidy reaching more than 1,800 children
This was originally posted on the Best Starts for Kids blog. Through partnership with community organizations, families, and child care providers, the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Subsidy is now reaching 1,800 children. This amounts to $2 million per month that Best Starts is distributing to help families cover the costs of child care. … Continue reading Best Starts Child Care Subsidy reaching more than 1,800 children
Best Starts hiring for two Co-Lead positions; and an update on the leadership transition
Best Starts for Kids is a voter-approved initiative to promote the health and well-being of babies, children, young people, pregnant people, and families. The initiative is cross-departmental; sitting within DCHS and Public Health. As we announced in summer 2022, Best Starts is welcoming new leadership to join our team. Today we are posting our two open Co-Lead … Continue reading Best Starts hiring for two Co-Lead positions; and an update on the leadership transition
Best Starts by the Numbers in 2022
This blog post was originally published on the Best Starts for Kids blog. This year, Best Starts for Kids entered into the first year of the second levy (Best Starts 2.0) and over the course of the year we centered on learning, growing and thriving. In the first Best Starts levy we invested more … Continue reading Best Starts by the Numbers in 2022
School-Based Mental Health Program Making an Impact in King County Schools
In the four years since the School-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to services or Treatment (SB SBIRT) began in King County, more than 25,000 middle school students were screened, more than 11,500 students completed a connection to services or treatment either internally at their school or with external mental health professionals, and more than … Continue reading School-Based Mental Health Program Making an Impact in King County Schools
Neurodiversity and Youth Mental Health: resources and an upcoming legislative forum
Young people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences bring rich contributions to our community, and young people who are neurodivergent have essential perspectives and contributions that our community benefits from. Yet, people who are neurodiverse run into obstacles in a world built for people who are neurotypical. Those challenges are even more pronounced … Continue reading Neurodiversity and Youth Mental Health: resources and an upcoming legislative forum