Data dashboard: Behavioral Health treatment needs and outcomes among Apple Health enrolled children, youth, and young adults in WA state
6/23/2026 10:00-11:00 AM
Join us for a guided walkthrough of the updated Behavioral Health Treatment Needs and Outcomes dashboard. This session will focus on how to use the dashboard in your work, whether for planning, quality improvement, or system coordination. Register for the webinar here.

Re-Imagining Behavioral Health Conference
9/24-9/25/2026
hosted by UW Medicine- Harborview Behavioral Health Conference. The Re-Imagining Behavioral Health conference is two-day virtual conference that is offered free of charge. The conference is an opportunity to connect with others and join in meaningful conversations that will expand knowledge, promote partnerships, and improve our behavioral health systems. At the conference, we will share information, insights, practices, and policies that strengthen access to high-quality, culturally responsive behavioral health care, grounded in respect for human differences and the lived experience of individuals, families, and communities. The conference unites individuals from the behavioral health community, including behavioral healthcare staff, program and clinical leaders, people with lived experience, family members, peer specialists, policy makers, and public and non-profit employees. The conference will provide certificates of attendance that can be used to obtain CEUs. The Re-Imagining Behavioral Health conference is presented by the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center and is funded by the Washington State Legislature. The conference’s planning committee includes thought leaders and experts in the fields of health equity, social justice, and behavioral health throughout Washington State.

Kids Mental Health WA is now statewide!
Check out the North Sound and King regional sites for local resources and connections.

The Criminal Legal Opioid and Overdose Workgroup (CLOOW) is returning. One of the workgroups under the State Opioid and Overdose Response Plan will be restarted with a goal of increasing collaboration and knowledge-sharing across disciplines to improve outcomes for individuals and communities impacted by drug use, its criminalization, and the overdose crisis. The CLOOW will inform future opportunities for improvements in response to drug use and overdose in the public health and criminal legal system and promote collaboration with multiple state organizations and agencies who work with individuals involved in the criminal legal system. The first date is September 11 from 10:05 to 11 a.m. Following this initial meeting, the workgroup will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 10:05 to 11 a.m. Email Rebecca for more information at rebecca.alderman@hca.wa.gov.

Become a Certified Peer Support Specialist – here’s how and why

The Washington Peer Network is robust support system that empowers and connects individuals committed to the field of peer support in Washington State. WPN is a hub of resources for Peers and offers continual training, support, and connection opportunities and partners regularly with HCA to elevate the mission of Peer services in Washington State.

FREE Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) training for Coordinated Care providers. Interested but not a Coordinated Care provider? Click here to learn more about the training and registration requirements here

Families and caregivers

– want training and resources for how to navigate systems including “mental health and substance use, as well as other disabilities and challenges within the educational and judicial systems and more?”

Visit Washington State Community Connectors – https://wsccsupport.org/

Now Matters Now

Skills, tools, trainings for preventing, addressing, and learning about suicidal thoughts

Action required: Please update your records with the new contact information for the Family Initiated Treatment (FIT) Administration Office.
Providers must notify HCAs FIT Administration Office of all inpatient or outpatient admissions under FIT using one of the following secure methods:

• Secure email: fitreporting@fitadministration.com
• Secure fax: 206-859-6432

Timely notification helps ensure families receive appropriate support and services throughout the FIT process.

Providers can access free FIT training to strengthen their understanding of Family Initiated Treatment and build confidence in helping families navigate the behavioral health system. Training can be found here.