King County DCHS’s Suicide Prevention Initiative is pleased to offer upcoming trainings to prevent suicide in your family and community. These trainings are free to all attend and may be shared widely.
Behavioral Health and Recovery
Behavioral Health and Recovery (BHRD): Focuses on crisis response and investigation for involuntary commitment; mental health and substance use disorder, intervention, prevention and treatment; and services to support recovery
New Funding Opportunity: $1.3M for Emerging Issues in Behavioral Health
We are excited to share that the Emerging Issues in Behavioral Health Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open! To be eligible to submit a proposal, proposers must submit a mandatory Letter of Intent in ZoomGrants by 2:00 p.m. on September 30, 2022. The most competitive proposers will then be invited to submit a full…
Continue reading ➞ New Funding Opportunity: $1.3M for Emerging Issues in Behavioral Health
Update on the SODO Services Hub—a joint partnership to bring more people inside
Each night in King County, more than 7,500 people sleep outside. The longer a person goes without access to shelter, the higher the likelihood the person suffers adverse health conditions, including trauma, depression and chemical dependency. The time to act is now. The humanitarian crisis we face will stay this way and only worsen…
Continue reading ➞ Update on the SODO Services Hub—a joint partnership to bring more people inside
September is Recovery Month — Join Us as #KingCountyGoesPurple
September is National Recovery Month. Recovery Month celebrates all those on their recovery journeys and spreads a message of hope to people, families, and communities. At King County DCHS, particularly our Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD), our shared vision to ensure that everyone in King County has a path to achieving and sustaining recovery…
Continue reading ➞ September is Recovery Month — Join Us as #KingCountyGoesPurple
July is BIPOC Mental Health Month — A look at some of what’s going on in DCHS
As BIPOC Mental Health Month comes to a close, we at the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) want to highlight some of the work DCHS is doing to address BIPOC mental health and increase culturally relevant programming.
988 is Now Live, King County Recommends People Still Call the Regional Crisis Line
As of Saturday, July 16, the new 9-8-8 crisis lifeline is live. The new number replaces the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and creates an easy-to-remember number nationwide for people to call for mental health emergencies. This new national line is an important step toward strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the U.S. …
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