Erin Fenner Department of Community and Human Services, PSTAA

Supporting early learning and young people; an update from the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account

The Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) team has been busy as we reach communities through our supports and investments in kids and young people.    Early Learning Facilities  Through PSTAA’s Early Learning Facilities strategy, King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) invests in maintenance, expansion, and construction of new early learning facilities, with … Continue reading Supporting early learning and young people; an update from the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account

mseligson Department of Community and Human Services

New Video – King County Featured in National Prevention Week 2024 Community Showcase

Today is the last day of May, capping the month-long recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery. Earlier this month, we shared how King County invests in behavioral health here … Continue reading New Video – King County Featured in National Prevention Week 2024 Community Showcase

mseligson Department of Community and Human Services

King County Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Month and an opportunity to share how King County invests in critical services across the behavioral health system to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment.  Today, we're facing a significant behavioral health crisis in our region, which is connected to the affordability crisis; to the workforce crisis … Continue reading King County Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month

mseligson Department of Community and Human Services

Community-Driven Behavioral Health Grants Invest Across King County 

Historically, behavioral health systems underserve many racial and ethnic underrepresented communities nationwide and continue to do so today. This impacts people, their families, and the broader communities in King County who often find that the current behavioral healthcare options do not fit their cultural needs, so they remain either un- or under-served by available mental … Continue reading Community-Driven Behavioral Health Grants Invest Across King County 

mseligson Behavioral Health and Recovery, Department of Community and Human Services, MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund

New Funding Opportunity—Be Heard: BIPOC Voices about Mental Health & Wellness Community Listening Project

King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Be Heard: BIPOC Voices about Mental Health & Wellness Community Listening Project.  The primary goal is to help BHRD understand how to better serve individuals from BIPOC communities by … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity—Be Heard: BIPOC Voices about Mental Health & Wellness Community Listening Project