Document Library
This page contains links to all documents produced by, or for, the Mental Health Transformation Project. Check back frequently for updates.
Contracted Reports
- Disparities of Mental Health services Between Urban and Rural
Communities
This report describes barriers to and apparent disparities in access to mental health services in rural areas of Washington State. - Geographic Disparities in Washington State's Mental Health Workforce
See a report profiling Washington State's needs for mental health services, including an assessment of geographic disparities. - Mental Health
Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in Washington State
This report was developed and administered by WIMHRT to identify and assess the utilization of mental health "Evidence Based Practices" (EBPs) in Washington State. See related PowerPoint presentation on the PowerPoint Presentation page. 
Implementation of SSB-5533 in
Washington State Counties & Cities
This report looks at the impact of SSB-5533 legislation, which allows local prosecutors and law enforcement officials to divert from the criminal justice system individuals who have committed non-serious and non-felony crimes if they are know to suffer from a mental disorder.- Mental Health – A Public Health Approach: Developing a
Prevention-Oriented Mental Health System in Washington State
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In this report find out how the Washington State Board of Health extends the idea of preventive public health strategies to mental health. See related PowerPoint presentation on the PowerPoint Presentation page. -
Implementing E2SSB-5763 in Washington State Counties
This report looks at the impact of E2SSB-5763 legislation, which allows Washington State counties to implement an increase to the sales tax of 1/10 of one percent in order to fund mental health and chemical dependency services. - Publicly Funded
Mental Health and School Coordination Resource Manual
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This report gathers information from parents, RSNs, mental health providers, and K-12 school personnel to examine how players in the system can better collaborate to meet the mental health needs of children in Washington State schools. - Using DSHS’s Integrated Database to Examine Criminal Justice – Mental Health
Issues
Based on information from the DSHS integrated database, this report profiles the increasing number of mentally ill persons in prison and jail populations and examines the impact of HB1290 in dealing with offenders with mental illness.
Grant Requirements
- Grant Application
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View the application submitted by Washington State for the Mental Health Transformation Project grant. - Mental Health Transformation Plan Phase I
See a blueprint for the future of the state's mental health delivery systems. - Mental Health Transformation Plan Year Two Update
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Find a list of Mental Health Transformation projects, the majority of which began in year two of the transformation grant. - Year Two Priority Outcomes
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In this review of 27 community outcome recommendations, the Transformation Work Group (TWG) establishes three to five priorities to focus on for Year Two. - Year Two Continuation Budget
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See budget information for Year Two projects. - Year Three Continuation Application
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View a summary of major Year Two accomplishments, along with discussion of strategic changes moving forward. - Resource Inventory and Needs Assessment (Appendix 2)
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See extensive data and results in this report based on 823 structured interviews focused on four key questions of mental health transformation. - Using DSHS’s Integrated Database to Examine Criminal Justice – Mental Health Issues
Based on information from the DSHS integrated database, this report profiles the increasing number of mentally ill persons in prison and jail populations and examines the impact of HB1290 in dealing with offenders with mental illness.
Subcommittees & Task Forces
- Subcommittee Structure
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Find out how the seven TWG subcommittees are organized and will function moving forward. - Subcommittee Public Hearings
Read transcripts from more than two dozen TWG subcommittee public hearings and listening sessions on key areas of mental health transformation. - Subcommittee Public Input Summaries
Find summaries of the TWG subcommittee public hearings and listening sessions. - Subcommittees Priority Outcomes
After extensive public hearings, the seven TWG subcommittees organized the results into priority outcomes for mental health transformation. See those priorities in this report. - Subcommittee 27 Outcomes Summary Report
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Find a consolidation of the high level outcomes developed by each of the seven Mental Health Transformation Grant subcommittees. - Task Group Structure
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Find out how the six TWG task groups, composed of state agency, local, and national experts, are organized and will function moving forward. - Task Group Strategies
See how each of the six TWG task groups will provide substantive technical expertise to mental health transformation in Washington.
Consumer Interviews & Focus Groups
- Resource Inventory Needs Assessment
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See chapters 3-4 in this report for results of the consumer interview project.
Social Marketing
- Social Marketing Plan
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Find out how the Washington State Dept. of Health is working to eliminate stigmas surrounding mental illness and the barriers it creates at work, at home, and elsewhere. - July 27 Progress Report
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See a report on the progress of the social marketing anti-stigma initiative as of mid-2007. - Formative Research Report
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This report features a marketing plan to support Mental Health Transformation in Washington State, focusing chiefly on eliminating stigma in mental health.
Transformation Work Group (TWG) Meetings, Initiatives & Reports
- Meeting Agendas & Minutes
See the agenda and minutes for all of the past and upcoming TWG meetings. Presentations shown at TWG meetings can be found on the PowerPoint Presentations page. - 27 Outcome Summaries
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In this report find a consolidation of the high level outcomes developed by each of the seven Mental Health Transformation Grant subcommittees. - Action Strategies for 2007
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This spreadsheet details action strategies for numerous organizations against specific high-level outcome priorities determined by the TWG subcommittees.
