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Northwest Washington's Behavioral Healthcare Leader |
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SUPPORT THE CHILD, YOUTH, AND FAMILY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN YOUR COMMUNITY |
Your attendance and participation in this year's Building Communities of Hope Gala will benefit the child & family services in your community:
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Child & Family Outpatient offers an array of counseling and support services to children, youth, and families that may have emotional and/or behavioral health challenges.
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Children’s Intensive Services/Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe) supports children and their families in a minimally restrictive environment by honoring the family’s voice, choice, strengths, and natural supports.
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Camp Outside the Box is specifically designed for children and youth in the WISe program and gives them a chance to experience a traditional summer day camp while practicing their social skills.
- The Child Advocacy Program (CAP) offers therapeutic resources to children and adolescents who have been sexually or physically abused, or have witnessed a crime.
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Therapeutic Foster Parenting is a specialized foster care program for children who have behavioral health challenges, often resulting from abuse and/or neglect. Our foster parents receive more support and training than state-run foster programs.
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Camp Mariposa is a national addiction prevention and mentoring program for youth who have been impacted by substance abuse in their home setting, and offers them a safe, fun, and supportive environment that is critical to helping break the cycle of addiction.
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MEET OUR GALA KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. DELANEY RUSTON |
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The Gift of Sharing Our Truths: Why giving voice to our youths’ struggles is essential.
The talk, which includes Ruston’s own personal story, will explore why being open about youth mental health challenges has been so taboo, how overcoming this stigma is key for scaling up needed support, and why giving voice to the struggle that youths face will benefit them in life-changing ways.
About Dr. Ruston
Delaney Ruston is a filmmaker, Stanford-trained physician, and an international speaker who makes documentaries to foster social change. She is the creator of two award-winning films, Screenagers, about solutions for healthy screen time, and Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER, about improving the emotional wellbeing of today’s youth. About 4.5 million kids and adults have gathered for film screenings in 85 countries to date.
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HONORING THE HISTORY & PROGRESS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
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October marks an important period of awareness, education and history of behavioral healthcare in the United States. This month is for all of us, to recognize and reflect on the dignity of those we serve, the impact of our work and our role as community behavioral health providers.
Importantly, this week is Mental Illness Awareness Week, which runs from October 3 to October 9 and leads up to World Mental Health Day on October 10.
The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) established Mental Illness Awareness Week in 1990 to fight discrimination, provide support, educate and increase awareness about mental illness. This year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week is centered on “Together for Mental Health,” NAMI’s new awareness campaign focused on the importance of advocating for better care for people with serious mental illness. For more resources, visit www.nami.org.
In 1992, the Initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health celebrated the first World Mental Health Day. The celebration is an international day for global health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
At the end of this month, we will celebrate the anniversary of a pivotal moment in community behavioral health. President John F. Kennedy signing the Community Mental Health Act into law on October 31, 1963 changing the field of mental health services and inspiring a new era of optimism and awareness of mental health needs. The law led to the establishment of comprehensive community mental health centers around the country, shifting away from institutional care and enabling Compass Health and other providers to serve clients in community settings where individuals can remain connected with their support networks.
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TOM SEBASTIAN JOINS PANEL AT BISNOW EVENT, 'THE STATE OF SEATTLE HEALTHCARE' |
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Next week, Compass Health’s President & CEO, Tom Sebastian, will join regional healthcare and business luminaries for a panel at Bisnow’s upcoming event in Seattle: The State of Seattle Healthcare.
Tom and executives in the medical, real estate and development fields will discuss current trends, including the rise of telehealth, challenges around workforce shortages, and expanding demand for behavioral health services, and how they are impacting the design of new facilities and strategies for locating services across communities.
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We're looking for dedicated mental health professionals to join our team! From positions in outpatient services to crisis stabilization programs, administration to master's level clinicians, from Edmonds to Friday Harbor, we've got a team and position perfect for you! |
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Compass Health | Northwest Washington's Behavioral Healthcare Leader | compasshealth.org
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Compass Health is a 501c3 non-profit organizations with a volunteer Board of Directors.
Tax ID: 91-1180810
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