At the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS), we manage a range of programs and services to help our county’s most vulnerable residents and strengthen our communities. We have five divisions in the department that help us offer services for our residents, and we mainly contract with community-based agencies to provide those services.
Guest Post by Amanda Flatley 23rd Annual Behavioral Health Legislative Forum This November marks the 23rd annual Behavioral Health and Recovery Legislative Forum. This annual event is an opportunity for community members to speak directly with local, state and federal elected officials on issues related to behavioral health, learn more about what King County and…
Continue reading ➞ Community Members Speak Directly with Elected Officials on Behavioral Health
A heartfelt salute and thank you to all of the United States veterans who have served our country and King County. Veterans Day is about how we honor our veterans every day of the year and how we keep in our thoughts and prayers the fallen, the missing and those who are serving in harms…
Continue reading ➞ Veteran’s Day 2019: Services for those who have served us
Up to 30 people currently in shelters or on the streets will move to safe housing in November as King County and Chief Seattle Club prepare to open the doors to Eagle Village. King County Executive Dow Constantine joined Colleen Echohawk and members of Chief Seattle Club in celebrating the completion of a new housing…
Continue reading ➞ Homeless to Housed: Eagle Village prepares to open in Sodo
This post was originally published to the Best Starts for Kids blog. This is the third post in our blog series “Developmental Screening for All.” For the past year, Best Starts for Kids has been gathering feedback from community members and partners to better understand the successes, gaps and disparities related to developmental screening, referral and…
Nationally, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence and/or stalking. An estimated 43% of Washington State women have a lifetime incidence of rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner -- this translates to approximately 443,033 women in King County. Advocates who work with…
Continue reading ➞ Ask a question, listen up, stay connected: Domestic Violence Action Month
This is the second post in our blog series about 2018 Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) investments. You can read the first post here. Last year marked the launch of King County’s six-year Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy. The renewed and expanded levy builds on the success of the 2006-2017 Veterans and…
Continue reading ➞ Investments in Financial Stability: 2018 VSHSL Annual Report
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