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Senate passes four Dhingra bills to tackle mental health, substance …

(7 days ago) WEBOLYMPIA — Four bills to improve Washington state’s behavioral health system passed the Senate unanimously this week. CRCs are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering immediate mental health and substance abuse care to …

https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2024/02/09/senate-passes-four-dhingra-bills-to-tackle-mental-health-substance-use-disorder/

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Legislature prioritizes funding, policy to tackle …

(7 days ago) WEBOLYMPIA — Washington state’s behavioral health system is coming out of the 2023 legislative session with nearly $1 billion in new funding and crucial innovative initiatives established. “With the rollout of …

https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/dhingra/2023/05/16/legislature-prioritizes-funding-policy-to-tackle-behavioral-health/

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Washington state’s new policing reforms causing confusion, …

(8 days ago) WEBWashington state's new law on police response and use of force has front-line responders perplexed at how to handle mental health crisis calls, with some law …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mental-health-responses-put-at-risk-under-washingtons-new-policing-reforms-say-crisis-responders/

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How Washington lawmakers did — and didn’t — boost mental …

(Just Now) WEBHere are some of the bills that did — and didn’t — pass in Olympia and what they mean for the future of mental health care in our state. reform bills responding …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/how-washington-lawmakers-did-and-didnt-boost-mental-health-care-this-year/

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Washington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis

(6 days ago) WEBWashington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis. Lynnwood police Officer Denis Molloy works in his vehicle, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in …

https://apnews.com/article/health-police-seattle-washington-mental-health-77fd27ab9fa27ec036ad02458db2569b

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Statewide High-Level Analysis of Forecasted Behavioral Health …

(5 days ago) WEBWashington Listensh: Call 833-681-0211 to talk to a support specialist who will listen and help you cope with the stress of COVID-19. Health Care Authority: Mental …

https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/821-103-BHForecastSummary-20211129.pdf

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Washington passes law establishing 9-8-8 call line for behavioral

(4 days ago) WEBPurpose This bulletin provides hospitals information on E2SHB 1477, which will redesign Washington State’s crisis behavioral health services system and tie …

https://www.wsha.org/articles/washington-passes-law-establishing-9-8-8-call-line-for-behavioral-health-crises-and-plans-redesign-of-crisis-behavioral-health-system/

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Our Journey of Mental Health Transformation in Washington …

(3 days ago) WEBWashington State: An Assessment of the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project September 2010 submitted to Governor Chris Gregoire from

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/BHSIA/dbh/documents/MHTPFinalReport.pdf

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Washington State Failed to Meet Mental Health Reform Goals

(4 days ago) WEBIt is now 2023. The state failed to meet its goals. In a quest to revamp mental health care, state officials made a challenging transition even harder — shutting …

https://www.governing.com/community/washington-state-failed-to-meet-mental-health-reform-goals

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FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address …

(1 days ago) WEBThe 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act called for mental health care benefits to be covered at the same level as physical health care benefits. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-strategy-to-address-our-national-mental-health-crisis-as-part-of-unity-agenda-in-his-first-state-of-the-union/

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2024 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference

(4 days ago) WEBThe 2024 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference will once again take place in-person at the Sheraton Grand on January 4th, 2024! Tulalip …

https://stateofreform.com/conference/2024-washington-state-of-reform-health-policy-conference/

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Funding, workforce and care shortages: The crisis in Washington’s

(6 days ago) WEBSeptember 9, 2021 The way community behavioral health is funded in Washington state has brought our system to a breaking point. Despite recent state investments, record …

https://fourfrontcontributor.org/funding-workforce-and-care-shortages-the-crisis-in-washingtons-community-behavioral-health-system-copy/

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2023 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference

(4 days ago) WEBThe 2023 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference is back and better than ever! This years event will take place in-person at the Westin Seattle on …

https://stateofreform.com/conference/2023-washington-state-of-reform-health-policy-conference/

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State-led mental health reform has failed before - The …

(5 days ago) WEBPhyllis Vine is a historian and author of the forthcoming book "FIGHTING FOR RECOVERY: An Activists’ History of Mental Health Reform," which Beacon Press …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/08/30/state-led-mental-health-reform-has-failed-before-2022-is-different/

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Historic Funding for Mental Health Care Championed by Murphy …

(2 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON–As a leader on mental health reform in the Senate, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations …

https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/historic-funding-for-mental-health-care-championed-by-murphy-included-in-fy23-government-funding-legislation

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Whoa, Gov. Inslee, on claims of mental-health reforms in …

(3 days ago) WEBInslee formed a mental-health task force in 2014 but progress on its suggestions was slow. In 2015, the state’s primary mental-health facility, Western …

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/whoa-gov-inslee-on-claims-of-mental-health-reforms-in-washington/

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Closer to the mental health crisis: Mayors combat 'failed system'

(5 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON − Talking about mental health was seen as a "dark, dirty secret" in Hillary Schieve’s family. The Reno, Nevada, mayor grew up watching her …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/21/mental-health-crisis-mayors-congress/70441066007/

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs new law reforming mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBDES MOINES, Iowa — Changes are coming to Iowa's mental health system and the way it is ran. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday that …

https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/gov-kim-reynolds-signs-law-mental-health-system-iowa-reforms/524-1bc0a200-7b7d-4209-ad64-369889ab1caa

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2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Released

(4 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (May 14, 2024) — Maternal mental health disorders, like postpartum depression, affect roughly 600,000 (20%) of U.S. mothers a year. Though no …

https://publichealth.gwu.edu/2024-maternal-mental-health-state-report-cards-released

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Utica Chief Williams discusses police and role in mental health

(8 days ago) WEBReforms. People began calling for bail reform after Kalief Browder, a Bronx native, was held for three years from 2010 to 2013 pre-trial on $3,000 bail.He was …

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/14/utica-chief-williams-discusses-police-and-role-in-mental-health/73673893007/

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Mental Health Reform Law - KCRG

(4 days ago) WEBIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law Wednesday to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system to include substance abuse and consolidate the mental health …

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/05/15/live-gov-reynolds-sign-mental-health-bill/

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How did we get here? A brief history of mental health care in …

(8 days ago) WEBSeattle Times researcher Miyoko Wolf contributed to this report. Esmy Jimenez: 206-305-4872 or [email protected]; View Comments. For more than …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/how-did-we-get-here-a-brief-history-of-mental-health-care-in-washington/

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Federal Task Force Releases National Strategy to Improve Maternal

(Just Now) WEBAs highlighted in our report on State Medicaid Opportunities to Support Mental Health of Mothers and Babies During the 12-Month Postpartum Period, …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/17/federal-task-force-releases-national-strategy-to-improve-maternal-mental-health-care-includes-medicaid-policies/

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Washington State's New Policing Reforms Causing Confusion, …

(6 days ago) WEBA memo released last month by the state Attorney General's Office said HB 1310 "does not prohibit peace officers from responding to community caretaking calls, …

https://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-states-new-policing-reforms-causing-confusion-mental-health-responders-say,271560

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Released

(6 days ago) WEBThe U.S. improved from a D to D+, as state grades inched up. WASHINGTON (May 14, 2024)- Maternal mental health disorders, like postpartum depression, affect …

https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/2024-maternal-mental-health-state-report-cards-released

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human …

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, …

(4 days ago) WEBCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state will make $3.3 billion available by July for counties and private developers to start building more …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/14/california-mental-health-bond-gavin-newsom-homelessness/a151b674-1243-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html

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An important step by the Legislature on mental-health reform

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON state’s slow climb back toward a functional mental-health system took a long, welcome stride Wednesday as the state Senate passed a slate of …

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/an-important-step-by-the-legislature-on-mental-health-reform/

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Family of California Navy veteran who died after - The …

(1 days ago) WEBFamily members of the Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/15/california-police-chokehold-death-lawsuit-settlement/26084aa6-130a-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html

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