One of the most important jobs we have at the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) is to connect communities to critical services, including mental health care and wellness. That means making sure King County residents can get the treatment and care they need when they need it and how they need it. Everyone … Continue reading Be Heard: What King County Communities Are Saying About Mental Health and Wellness
A New Chapter in Recovery: King County Secures a Permanent Site for the SODO Sobering Center
King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is taking a major step forward in our commitment to behavioral health and crisis response by securing a permanent location for a new sobering center in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. Part of DCHS’ crisis services available to King County residents, this new center will provide a safe … Continue reading A New Chapter in Recovery: King County Secures a Permanent Site for the SODO Sobering Center
A Year Later: Update on King County’s Five-Priority Strategy to Prevent Overdoses & Expand Treatment
Around this time last year, King County announced a multi-part strategy to address the surge of fentanyl and overdoses. Guided by five priorities, the strategy expanded behavioral health treatment, increased access to medications for opioid use disorder, and made overdose prevention tools and resources more widely available. Today, we remain committed to continuing to advance … Continue reading A Year Later: Update on King County’s Five-Priority Strategy to Prevent Overdoses & Expand Treatment
New Funding Opportunity: $17.8M for Short-term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood Class Members
The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Short-Term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood and Trueblood Diversion Program Class Members. DCHS invests in diversion programs with the intention of reducing contact with the criminal legal system, … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: $17.8M for Short-term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood Class Members
King County asked 1,472 people about the mental health and substance use treatment system. Here’s what we learned.
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) released today a new report sharing feedback from community engagement on the topic of the behavioral health system, which provides supports and treatment for mental health and substance use, including prevention, promotion, treatment, crisis intervention, community building, recovery supports, and more. The Phase One Community Engagement Report, … Continue reading King County asked 1,472 people about the mental health and substance use treatment system. Here’s what we learned.
DCHS in 2024
As the year comes to a close, the Department of Community and Human Services is taking stock in progress we’ve made throughout a year filled with both challenges and opportunities. This year was full of milestones and celebrations, and we look forward to building on these accomplishments for the people of King County in 2025. … Continue reading DCHS in 2024