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Transformation Reports

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.

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.

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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.

Read more about criminal justice.

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.

Read more about mental health services