Integrating health care systems to support and care for people with substance use disorders  

Categories Department of Community and Human Services

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are complex conditions that continue to impact people from all walks of life. Like many communities across the nation, King County residents are seeing a rise in substance use disorders and overdoses, particularly with the tragic impacts of the fentanyl epidemic being felt across our communities.    This summer, DCHS published a…

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CYYAD’s Mural Apprenticeship Artwork on Exhibit at Shoreline Community College 

Categories Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services

Over the course of eight weeks, nine students worked with Urban ArtWorks and the King County Center for Education and Career Opportunities (CECO) at Shoreline Community College to design a mural that represented an inclusive pathway to job, language and social skills.   The students, who spent the previous academic year attending GED preparation and post-secondary…

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Thanking the leaders of King County’s Best Starts for Kids

Categories Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services

A message from DCHS Director, Leo Flor on the outgoing Best Starts leadership team. Since King County voters first approved the Best Starts for Kids Levy in 2015, Sheila Ater Capestany (she/her) and Marcy Miller (she/her) have grown a powerful idea into a cutting edge, nation-leading program that makes a meaningful difference in the lives…

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Seeking new members to serve on the Children and Youth Advisory Board PSTAA Subcommittee 

Categories Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services, PSTAA

Join a CYAB Subcommittee focused on education needs!  The Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) Advisory Subcommittee is requesting applications from volunteers interested in providing guidance to King County on the education needs of King County Youth. Young people (ages 16-24) are provided a $125 stipend for every month of active participation.    The three investment…

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Connecting community to resources at the fourth annual Reconnect to Opportunity High School Resource Fair 

Categories Children, Youth and Young Adults

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reconnect to Opportunity (@reopp) Ensuring access to basic needs is one of the straightforward ways we can promote community connection and well-being.   Reconnect to Opportunity (ReOpp) initially launched the High School Resource Fair in the summer of 2020 in response to the emerging needs at…

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ICYMI: White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Gupta visits King County to learn more about efforts to support youth

Categories Behavioral Health and Recovery, Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services, MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund

Last week, Dr. Gupta joined King County Executive Dow Constantine, DCHS Director Leo Flor, students, a parent of an alumni, and staff for a tour of the Interagency Recovery Academy, the state’s only publicly funded recovery high school. DCHS supports behavioral health outreach and recovery activities at the Recovery Academy by contributing state and federal funding.…

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