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Health Care Options for Immigrants in Washington State
This presentation provide healthcare options clarity for immigrants in WA state.
Practicas de Autocuidado
Prácticas de autocuidado que se presentaron en la Reunión de Promotoras de Salud 2023
Self-Care Practices
Self-Care Practices which were presented at the CHW Convening fall 2023
Reunión de Promotoras de Salud 2023 | CHW Convening 2023 – Presentación | Slide Deck
Aquí está la presentación que compartimos durante la Reunión de Promotoras de Salud (CHW), otoño 2023. Here is the slide deck that was shared during the CH...
Find Me A Therapist | Therapist program connects people to Black therapists
“The Find Me A Therapist program connects people to Black therapists by searching for Black mental health professionals.”
Whatcom County | Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force
“The purpose of the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force is to continually review Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health p...
September Network Learning Session (Slides): Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions
Slides – Network Learning Session – Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions
Best Practices for Engaging the Reentry Population in Health Care | Transition Clinic
“The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a national organization committed to reversing the harms of mass incarceration by eliminating racial health and e...
CHART Showing Success in Everett
“CHART (CHronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team) is a program where people who have been identified as chronic users of emergency services get intensiv...
Grace Program – Whatcom County
“The Whatcom Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program is a community-based effort to find solutions for individuals who are high u...
LEAD Program Evaluation: Recidivism Report
“This report describes findings from a quantitative analysis comparing outcomes for LEAD participants versus “system-as-usual” control participants on...
Program Profile: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program (Seattle, Washington)
This is a pre-booking, community-based diversion program designed to divert those suspected of low-level drug and prostitution offenses away from jail and prose...
Evaluation of the Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Reentry Programs
In 2010 and 2011, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, launched local reentry programs under the auspices of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult...
Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide
The purpose of Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide is to provide b...
Short-term Strategies to Improve Reentry of Jail Populations: Expanding and Implementing the APIC Model
“Almost all jail inmates will leave correctional settings and return to the community. Inadequate transition planning puts jail inmates, who entered the j...
Tulalip Tribes Elders Panel
“The Tulalip Tribes, Elders Panel is a diversion program for defendants in the Tulalip Tribal Court. The Elders Panel draws on the wisdom and experience ...
Tulalip Tribal Court | Wellness Court
“Tulalip’s Healing to Wellness Court provides the support and resources necessary for our clients to begin living sober lives and reconnecting with thei...
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community didgʷálič Wellness Center
“The didgʷáličWellness Center, which is owned and operated by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, provides out-patient treatment services for trib...
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts: The Key Components
“In 1996,a committee of practitioners and others involved with drug court program operations was established under the leadership of the National Associat...
Designing for Social Systems | Lummi Tribal Health Center
“On Washington State’s northernmost coast resides the Lummi People, a sovereign indigenous nation of approximately 6,600 people. For the past several ye...
Whatcom County Justice Project Needs Assessment
“For decades, Whatcom County has struggled to strike a balance between prevention and incarceration in its approach to public safety. From the early days ...
Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2000–2019 – Statistical Tables
These statistical tables present data from the Mortality in Correctional Institutions collection, through which the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) obtained ...
Washington State Juvenile Detention 2020 Annual Report
“This report was written in response to House Bill (HB) 2449, which was passed in 2016 and, among other things, requires an annual statewide juvenile dete...
Behavioral Health Needs of Jail Inmates in Washington State
This report describes the characteristics of 123,240 individuals booked into jail in 2013 who were recent or former clients of the Washington State Department ...
Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails (Article)
“A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for failing to provide timely psychiatric se...
County evaluates jail medical care (Article)
This article from GoSkagit, talks about how providing adequate medical care in a jail has proven to be a challenge for counties throughout the country. Two year...
Review of Findings: Behavioral Health Inequities & Disparities in WA State from a Behavioral Health Community Perspective
In response to inequities in behavioral health access and disparities in behavioral health outcomes, the Washington State Legislature funded the Health Care Aut...
See Her Bloom — Understanding Black Girls’ Experiences with Drug Use
In 2022, PHI’s Center for Collaborative Planning commissioned the National Black Women’s Justice Institute to host conversations with Black girls throughout...
Effective Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Among Youth
PHI’s CA Bridge Youth Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) pilot project found how hospital emergency departments can help to reverse these trends.
‘Faces for the Future’ Students Learn How to Reduce Drug Overdoses
Youth with PHI’s Faces for the Future Public Health Youth Corps participated in a workshop at their local high school in Sacramento to learn about the detrime...
Case Studies & Best Practices: Strategies to Reduce Youth Overdoses
These case studies from PHI’s California Overdose Prevention Network contain concrete examples of data-driven strategies that address rising rates of overdose...
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.
‘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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