What is Transformation?
Webster's Dictionary defines Transformation as "the operation of changing", or "an
operation that converts." Washington was one of
seven
original states to receive a
Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant. What makes this grant unusual is its focus
on system reform. The grant
requirements specify planning and implementation, supported with community organization activities,
research and evaluation and recommendations for change in service delivery. Over the next
five years, Washington State will advance a variety of changes to improve services. While
the grant specifies a number of changes
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process in year one. Providers, stakeholders and,
most importantly, consumers of mental health services, are informing the Mental Health Transformation
Project (MHTP). Their guidance through the Transformation
Work Group (TWG),
Subcommittees
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Task Groups
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policy, funding, training and structural changes needed to improve services.
Additional Information About Transformation
- APA Lauds Action Agendas to Transform U.S. Mental Health System
- Consumer-Directed Transformation to a
Recover-Based Mental Health System
[
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- Transforming Mental Health Care in America, The Federal Action Agenda: First Steps
