King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) released an RFP to expand adult mobile crisis response in King County. The expansion will bring on more teams of behavioral health professionals to address immediate behavioral health conditions in community settings.
Celebrating the opening of the first School Based Health Center in the Auburn School District
King County, Auburn Mountainview High School and Sea Mar Community Health Centers celebrated the opening of the first school-based health center located in the Auburn School District March 7. School-based health centers offer health services to students at their school – usually for no cost and have positive impacts on students’ well-being and school participation. These health … Continue reading Celebrating the opening of the first School Based Health Center in the Auburn School District
Kelly Rider Now Serving as Acting Director of DCHS
King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) welcomes Kelly Rider as the new Acting Director of the department! For nearly two decades, Kelly has worked on strategic initiatives across all levels of government and most recently served as Chief of Staff for the department. Kelly joined DCHS in 2017 and began her … Continue reading Kelly Rider Now Serving as Acting Director of DCHS
New Actions to Stop the Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment in King County
On Monday morning, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a multi-part strategy across five priority areas to address the surge of fentanyl and stop the record overdose deaths in the region. The strategies expand behavioral health treatment, increase access to medications for opioid use disorder, and make overdose prevention tools and resources more widely available. … Continue reading New Actions to Stop the Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment in King County
King County program helps reduce veteran homelessness by 40%
This blog was originally posted on Executive Dow Constantine's Medium account. https://vimeo.com/913210824?share=copy The Collaborative Case Management Program, or CCM, has provided housing for 162 veterans since its launch in 2021, helping reduce veteran homelessness in King County by 40%. CCM is a first-in-the-nation, award-winning program that supports low-income veterans experiencing homelessness by providing rent assistance … Continue reading King County program helps reduce veteran homelessness by 40%
New VSHSL funding opportunity: Veteran Outreach and Resource Programs
A new funding opportunity is available from the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) to provide outreach and resources to King County veterans, military servicemembers, and their respective families who will benefit from connection to and provision of community resources. Funded outreach and resource programs will provide direct services, connect veterans with a service hub such as the … Continue reading New VSHSL funding opportunity: Veteran Outreach and Resource Programs
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