The Purple Stethoscope
The Purple Stethoscope podcast is hosted by Devyn Nixon, ARNP. The purpose of the podcast is to promote health literacy and healthcare for the culture.
Mental Health
Featured Resources
‘Listens’ team helps community recover
The North Sound Listens team, a partnership of North Sound ACH and the Health Care Authority, provides peer support and crisis counseling to our neighbors impac...
Suicide Prevention Toolkit – Resources for Tribes and Partners
This toolkit is intended for behavioral health care providers, schools, youth programs, tribes and others to help prevent suicide among Native people in Washing...
Mobile Integrated Health – learning session recording
Recording of the September learning session, Mobile Integrated Health, supported by the Care Coordination Cohort. Part of the Advancing a Just and Inclusive Cul...
Mobile Integrated Health – learning session slide deck
PDF of the slides from the September learning session, Mobile Integrated Health. This session was part of the Advancing a Just and Inclusive Culture series.
PACT (Program of Assertive Treatment)
This website describes PACT (Program of Assertive Treatment), located in Bellingham. PACT is a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals including ARNPs, ...
GRACE and LEAD Programs
Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program provides intensive support to people who are frequent users of emergency medical services (EM...
Behavioral Health Discharge Planner’s Toolkit
Washington State Health Care Authority resource. Housing specialists, community health workers, social workers, and behavioral health providers can benefit from...
Oral Health, Mental Health, and Substance Use Treatment
Report by National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions – a framework for increased coordination and integra...
Holistic Health & Recovery – Tulalip Tribes
In 2022, Children of the Setting Sun Productions showcased a new documentary film series, Tribal Approaches to Wellness. Each of the eight Tribes in the North S...
The Big Walk – Sauk-Suiattle Indian Nation
In 2022, Children of the Setting Sun Productions showcased a new documentary film series, Tribal Approaches to Wellness. Each of the eight Tribes in the North S...
Reducing Stigma: learning session recording
Recording of July learning session, Reducing Stigma: How can we work together to mitigate and eliminate stigma. With Robin Henderson, Providence Oregon; Kevin R...
#I Can Help
A digital resource to transform how current and future generations of students use social media and digital technology in everyday life to make a positive impac...
Centering Racial Justice in Sex Education
A resource from the Sex Education Collaborative. This practice paper – Centering Racial Justice in Sex Education: Strategies for Engaging Professionals and Yo...
Clergy couple share lived experience
This article describes the experience of a Sedro Wooley, Washington clergy couple overcoming addiction to help the local community. Featuring Kevin and Danielle...
Hiding in Plain Sight documentary
From Ken Burns, a documentary about the mental health crisis among youth in America. Watch on PBS.
Exploring Practice Transformation: Reducing Stigma
PDF of the slides from the July learning session, Exploring Practice Transformation: Reducing Stigma. This session was part of the Advancing a Just and Inclusiv...
Work2BeWell
Work2BeWell is a direct response to community requested resources after a rise in teen suicides in the Pacific Northwest. Answering the call, former Executive D...
Mental Health & Well-Being (part 2)
North Sound ACH webinar on mental health and wellbeing, December 9, 2020. Part one here.
Mental Health & Well-Being (part 1)
North Sound ACH webinar on mental health and well-being, November 18, 2020. Part two here.
CLOUD Opioid Library
This webpage features a searchable library of curated, evidence-based resources on opioids and the opioid crisis.
Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, Their Families, and Friends
This booklet is intended to help support people during and after their pregnancies with identifying and addressing mental health needs. It explains possible cau...
Care Transitions Interventions in Mental Health
This review focuses on transitions from inpatient to outpatient care, provides an overview of current care transition intervention frameworks and models, and id...
AACP’s Principles for Managing Transitions in Behavioral Health
This document is adapted from the American Association of Community Psychiatrists Principles for Managing Transitions in Behavioral Health Services. It provides...
Guidelines for the Successful Transition of People with Behavioral Health Disorders from Jail and Prison
This set of guidelines are intended to assist behavioral health and corrections, and community corrections administrators in their ability to develop effective ...
Trauma-Informed Approach and Trauma-Specific Interventions
This resource outlines the six key principles of a trauma-informed approach and trauma-specific interventions for addressing trauma’s consequences and facilit...
How Does Our Sense of Belonging Shape our Mental Health?
Mental health is a multi-faceted component of well-being — and is part of all our lives. From the everyday joy of walking in nature to the grief of losing...
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