Youth Suicide Risk Assessment, Safety Planning, and Crisis Intervention
VIDEO AVAILABLE! Youth Behavioral Health Training Suicide Risk Assessment, Safety Planning, and Crisis Intervention
Substance Use Disorder Education Sessions
Free SUD education sessions for parents, caregivers, and family members of individuals affected by addiction. These 8-week, evidence-based sessions are: Presented by families, for families, reflecting lived experience. Grounded in the CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) model.
Kids’ Mental Health WA Care Continuum Webinar
VIDEO AVAILABLE NOW! You’ll hear directly from regional leaders about what’s working, how they’re addressing barriers, and how everyone—from parents to providers—can play a role in improving access to care.
How to Get Services
Kids Mental Health Washington (KMHWA) serves any school-aged youth, regardless of insurance, acuity, and current behavioral health service enrollment.
Referral Process:
- Click the county of residence from the state map below.
- Explore the website to find the resource to meet your needs OR use the “contact us” or “referral” links for support from the local team for service navigation, engagement ideas, training resources, consultation, and more.
- Once a referral is submitted, the regional team will respond as needed with either/ both;
a) Behavioral Health Navigation to make appropriate referrals and support applications to community resources.
b) Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) facilitation (Release Of Information may be required). An MDT brings the family and community providers together to brainstorm ideas and make connections for behavioral health services.
Meetings are both scheduled and as-needed.
i. KMHWA team will identify when the MDT meeting will occur through collaboration with the youth and family.
ii. KMHWA will invite appropriate to the MDT including the youth, caregiver, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, hospitals, community mental health providers, schools, community-based mental health resources, juvenile justice, WISe team, crisis responders, etc.
iii. KMHWA will facilitate the meeting and send minutes with the recommendations to the family.
iv. Follow up is conducted as needed to make connection to recommendations.
Find your navigator region. A short referral begins the process.
Families receive a prompt follow‑up and, when needed, a Multi‑Disciplinary Team meeting to support the youth and their care plan.
Kids Mental Health Washington: The Local and Statewide Impact for Kids and Families With Program Expansion.
KMHWA hosted a webinar 9/20/2023 to highlight the expansion of the Youth Regional Behavioral Health Navigator program serving school-aged children and their families across the state. You can view the recording for a program overview and hear from the 8 regional teams (including the Thurston/Mason, Great Rivers, Spokane, and North Central teams that launched July 2023), Developmental Disabilities Administration, and Health Care Authority about the local and statewide impact of the program.
Kids’ Mental Health WA Care Continuum Webinar
VIDEO AVAILABLE NOW! You’ll hear directly from regional leaders about what’s working, how they’re addressing barriers, and how everyone—from parents to providers—can play a role in improving access to care.
Expanding Capacity: The Adaptive, The Technical and the Tools
VIDEO AVAILABLE! A webinar to help individuals and organizations boost their impact and efficiency in addressing today’s complex youth behavioral health needs.
Creating Collective Momentum for Grieving Youth
November 18, 2025 12 to 1 pm A panel of grief experts to support small actions to equip Washingon youth community professionals including schools, counselors, after school programs, hospice bereavement teams and hospital staff.
Understanding Common Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents
VIDEOS AVAILABLE NOW A two-part educational webinar series designed to enhance awareness and understanding of common psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. This series is tailored for healthcare professionals, community providers, school personnel, and caregivers who support youth in various settings.