Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

County government agencies and 145 private and non-profit organizations provide treatment for most of Washington's estimated 126,009 adults and 37,552 children with mental illnesses.

The Mental Health Division is pleased to present the 2010 Draft Federal Block Grant Plan.

The file is large and will likely take some time to load on your computer, depending on the type of internet transmission connection you may have.

We hope you will be able to provide comments by August 4, but we welcome your comments after that as well. Please send them to Wanda Johns at johnsw@dshs.wa.gov.

Services		News and Events
Crisis Lines Certified Evaluation & Treatment Facilities Disaster Outreach Services 1-800-850-8775 Local mental health services (RSN's) Suicide Prevention 1-800-273-8255 Behavioral Health and Recovery		The Dougherty Report: Redesigning Washington's mental health system Advance Directives Current Rule Making Activity Press Releases Expanding Community Services Crisis Response Document Trained Outreach Workers are available to help victims of a major disaster. Call 1-800-850-8775.

Complaints Grievances Medicaid Benefits Ombuds Services Your Rights
Children and Families		Information
Children's Mental Health Services Presentation Community Connectors (Families Supporting Families) 1-866-ENDHARM (1-866-363-4276) Frequently Asked Questions for Parents JLARC Children's Mental Health Report 2006 Mental Health Services for Children and Youth Parent's Guide to Individualized and Tailored Care Parents' Guide to the Public Mental Health System SAFE WA (Parent Support Network) Signs and Symptoms in Children and Adolescent Behavior		'I Want to Be' Developing Consumer Run Services Best Practices Resource Guide Billing Information Fact Sheet for Mental Health Homeless Resource Guide Medicaid Waivers Federal 1915(b) Mental Health Block Grant Page Mental Health Acronym Page Mental Health Links PATH Homeless Outreach Project Sites Quality Improvement Transformation Grant (SAMHSA) Victims of Mentally Ill Offenders


Licensing & Training		Committees
Licensing & Certification Training Opportunities Licensing for Mental Health Professionals PEER Support Program Information		Consumer Outcomes Implementation Group Ethnic Minority Advisory Committee Implementation Design Group Information Sys. Data Evaluation Committee Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council (MHPAC) Mental Health Task Force Performance Indicator Workgroup Performance Data Group

Employment		Mental Health Division
Department of Personnel 'I Want to Be' Program of Assertive Community Treatment Jobs DSHS Jobs		Contact Us Director's Page

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