Beginning in mid-November, a team of King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) volunteers, led by Leon Richardson, Adult Services Division Director, coordinated with the pastor at Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila to relocate 24 people seeking asylum from an encampment into eight rooms at a hotel in the area, with … Continue reading King County Providing Temporary Support for Asylum Seekers in Tukwila
The Crisis Care Centers Levy Implementation Plan Has Been Transmitted
The Crisis Care Centers Levy implementation plan has been transmitted. Designed to transform the region's behavioral health crisis response system, the plan includes creating a new network of five crisis care centers to give people a place to go for help when they need it. Extensive community engagement and professional input informed the plan.
Free from fear: Domestic violence supports creating safe and resilient communities
October is Domestic Violence Action Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October victim advocates, allies, survivors of abuse, their loved ones, and the surrounding community have come together to raise awareness of domestic violence and its impact on individuals, families, and communities. It has been a time to connect, lift each … Continue reading Free from fear: Domestic violence supports creating safe and resilient communities
King County awards Purpose, Dignity, Action with a contract to continue the LEAD program in Burien, White Center, and Seattle
King County Department of Community and Human Services is awarding Purpose, Dignity, Action (PDA) with $4.1 million to continue the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. LEAD is a diversion program that offers law enforcement an alternative to booking people into jail. The MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund invests in LEAD to align with … Continue reading King County awards Purpose, Dignity, Action with a contract to continue the LEAD program in Burien, White Center, and Seattle
Integrating health care systems to support and care for people with substance use disorders
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 … Continue reading Integrating health care systems to support and care for people with substance use disorders
Thanking the leaders of King County’s Best Starts for Kids
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 … Continue reading Thanking the leaders of King County’s Best Starts for Kids
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