The Department of Social and Health Services, Behavioral Health Administration, and Health Care Authority established a mission, vision, and values statement to better define their cross-agency efforts.
Mission
We collaborate, lead, and manage solutions that improve public behavioral health services for people of Washington State who are at the intersection of behavioral health and the law.
Values
Cultivating an environment of learning and sharing
Demonstrating empathy and understanding
Fostering personal growth
Honoring cultural backgrounds
Implementing evidence-based solutions
Listening to learn
Nurturing relationships
Seeking voice and choice
Valuing personal experience
Vision
To encourage and support people through and out of the forensic mental health and criminal court systems into the best possible services in their chosen communities.