By Leon Richardson, Director, Adult Services Division Community-based, human services providers play a critical role in addressing the most pressing issues we face as a region—providing shelter and supportive housing, behavioral health treatment, legal system alternatives, and case management in King County. The pandemic, and the nationwide racial reckoning further underscore the integral role of … Continue reading New Countywide Survey Shows Underinvestment in Human Services, Lack of Sustainable Wages in the Nonprofit Sector
Temporary overnight sobering support shelter opening in Yesler Building
Stepping in to fill a critical need, the King County Yesler Building will provide a temporary home for King County’s Sobering Support Shelter beginning Friday evening, January 7. The shelter will be overnight only from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. seven days a week, providing health-supervised shelter for up to 35 people per night. King … Continue reading Temporary overnight sobering support shelter opening in Yesler Building
ICYMI: 2021 King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum Program Recording Now Available!
King County hosted its annual Behavioral Health Legislative Forum on December 7th, 2021. Each year, the evening celebrates recovery from mental health and substance use challenges across our communities in King County. The forum is also a place to discuss how we can continue to improve our public behavioral health system. This is the first … Continue reading ICYMI: 2021 King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum Program Recording Now Available!
New Analysis of Integrated Data Provides a Clearer Representation of People Experiencing Homelessness
DCHS Data Insights SeriesKing County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is committed to leveraging data to inform program and investment decisions that meet our mission of providing equitable opportunities for King County’s residents to be happy, healthy, and connected to community. Over the past five years, DCHS, in collaboration with other King County agency partners, has made significant investments in modernizing our data systems, collecting more … Continue reading New Analysis of Integrated Data Provides a Clearer Representation of People Experiencing Homelessness
Join us at the 2021 King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum on Dec. 7th!
Join us online on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, from 5:30 - 8:00pm. The event is free and open to all. Registration is open now, and the event is less than two weeks away!
New Funding Opportunity: Community Driven Behavioral Health in King County
A new funding opportunity is available from the MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund for creative, innovative, and culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to increasing awareness and access to behavioral health services, building communities of support, and promoting life and wellness assets within BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities in King County.