Transformation Reports
- Arrests Among Working-Age
Disabled Clients [
160KB] - Consumers Speak About
Recovery–Oriented Systems[ 186KB]
- Disparities of Mental Health Services
Between Urban and Rural Communities [ 42KB]
- Implementing E2SSB-5763 In Washington State Counties [ 205KB]
- Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in Washington State [ 205KB]
- Family Integrated Transitions
Demonstrates Promise In Treating Youth In The Juvenile Justice System [ 40KB]
- GA-U Clients: Challenges and Opportunities [ 232KB]
- Geographic Disparities Contribute
to Workforce Challenges [ 454KB]
- HB1088 Children's Mental Health [ 30KB]
- HB1290 Expedited Medicaid Restoration [ 144KB]
- Implementing E2SSB-5763 In Washington State
Counties[ 39KB]
- In-Depth Interviews With Consumers, Youth,
And Family Members[ 131KB]
- Mental Illness Diversion Law
Encourages Cross-System Planning Efforts[ 35KB]
- Mini-Grant Program Successfully Engages More
Consumers & Families in Program Evaluation [ 112KB]
- Overlapping Caseloads in DOC and DSHS
(Prison Reentry) [ 30KB]
Reports generated via the Mental Health Transformation Project appear in this section of the website and touch on the areas of mental health services; consumers, families and youth; prevention; children; criminal justice; disparities in delivery of mental health services; and general financing and policy.
Counties Begin Use of Tax Dollars for Mental Health Services
Thirteen of 39 counties in Washington have now adopted a local sales tax to fund mental health and chemical dependency services, indicating increased interest for local support of mental health programs state-wide. A report released this month by the Mental Health Transformation Project (MHTP) and the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training (WIMHRT) outlines the progress of counties in using the tax.
Evidenced Based Practices
Mental Health Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in Washington State: The 2007 Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Survey was developed and administered by the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training (WIMHRT) to identify and assess the utilization of mental health “Evidence Based Practices” (EBPs) in Washington State. The results are intended to directly inform planning and programming efforts, as well as serve as a baseline for tracking EBP implementation in the future.
- Mental Health Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in
Washington State - full report with appendices
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5.3MB]
- Mental Health Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in Washington State -
without appendices)
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372KB]
- Appendices A - G
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8.2MB]
Washington State Counties Respond to 5763
So far, eight of 39 Washington State counties have taken advantage of a new state law that provides counties with an option for funding mental health and chemical dependency services, according to a recent report from the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training in Spokane (WIMHRT East), Implementing E2SSB-5763 in Washington State Counties.
- Counties adopting the new funding strategy, which calls for an increase in the sales tax of 0.1 percent, were Clallam, Clark, Island, Jefferson, King, Okanogan, Skagit and Spokane.
- Another five counties are currently considering passing the tax. They are Lewis, San Juan, Snohomish, Whatcom and Yakima.
"The need for and benefit of mental health and chemical dependency treatment substantially contributed to passage of the measure," says Anne Strode, a research associate with the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research and Training in Spokane (WIMHRT East). Strode authored the report.
Read full article: Washington State Counties Respond to 5763
5533 Prompts Cross-System Planning
Implementation of SSB-5533 in Washington State Counties & Cities, from WIMHRT East, looks at the impact of legislation that could divert individuals from the criminal justice system if they have committed non-serious and non-felony crimes and are known to suffer from a mental disorder.
EBPs in Mental Health Treatment
Mental Health Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) in Washington State, from WIMHRT West , reports on the results of a survey of EBP use among Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) agencies.
