The Everett Herald: Community mental health services are in acute need
April 4, 2023 By Tom Sebastian, Jeff Thomas and Jodi Daly Community behavioral health is key to the health and wellbeing in Washington state. In ...
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The Yakima Herald: Our communities urgently need short-term and long-term funding for essential behavioral health
March 29, 2023 By Jodi Daly, Jeff Thomas and Tom Sebastian. In the past few years, Washington state has faced severe and far-reaching repercussions to ...
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Key Takeaways from the 2023 Washington State of Reform Conference
March 8, 2023 Every year, State of Reform helps kick off Washington’s legislative session with its Washington Health Policy Conference – an opportunity for leaders ...
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Seattle Times: 4 ways we can boost Washington’s mental health workforce, from people in the industry
February 22, 2022 In February 2022, Seattle Times reporter Michelle Baruchman connected with leaders across WA to learn more about workforce issues. As leaders on ...
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Workforce shortages reach crisis levels: Fourfront speaks on need for CCBHCs at State of Reform Conference
February 9, 2022 The workforce shortage has persisted throughout the pandemic, and as a result, clients are facing greater obstacles to care. The crisis is ...
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Funding, workforce and care shortages: The crisis in Washington’s community behavioral health system
September 9, 2021 The way community behavioral health is funded in Washington state has brought our system to a breaking point. Despite recent state investments, ...
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The Spokesman-Review: What is good for community behavioral health is good for the health of our communities
April 25, 2021 By Jeff Thomas, Jodi Daly and Tom Sebastian If there were any remaining doubts that mental health is fundamental to health itself, ...
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Seattle Times: Fund behavioral-health providers essential to our COVID-19 recovery
April 22, 2021 By Patrick Evans, Tom Sebastian and Jodi Daly Special to The Times After more than a year, acknowledging the mental-health impacts of ...
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Puget Sound Business Journal: Washington must invest in community behavioral health providers
April 23, 2021 By: Patrick Evans and Tom Sebastian After the pandemic’s impact on our economy and workforce, it’s clear that our state lawmakers will ...
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