Crossposted from Cultivating Connections Thanks to the voter-approved Crisis Care Centers (CCC) Levy, King County is expanding its services that offer immediate mental health and substance use care for people in a moment of crisis, including: Someone to Call (988) Someone to Respond In-Person (Mobile Response Crisis Teams) Somewhere to Go (Crisis Care Centers) Someone to Follow-Up (Post-Crisis Follow-Up Teams) Less than two years into implementing the CCC Levy, teams across the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS), our provider network, and communities have come together to be in community and make major… Read More

Crossposted from Tails from RASKC Renovations to the new Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) shelter location in Kent continue to move ahead on schedule. On April 2, members of the RASKC team met on-site with the county’s Facilities Management Division (FMD) and the design team to look at draft floorplans and get an idea of what the flow through the building will look like. They were joined by Winnie, a RASKC alumnus dog, who has become the project’s unofficial mascot. Read more.

Crossposted from Metro Matters Once upon a time, you could tell a tourist by the number of brochures they were juggling in their hands. The brochures are still there, giving you information on what you want to see and how you can get there, but instead of juggling sheets of paper, all you need is your smartphone! As Seattle gets ready to host soccer matches this summer, Metro has just introduced an easy and convenient way to get the information you need to use transit to get around the region. Introducing Metro’s SEA26 Soccer page! Read… Read More

King County voters approved the Crisis Care Centers Levy in 2023. The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) initiative is making it easier for everyone in King County to get the specialized care they need in a moment of crisis, which includes having the 988 crisis line to call or text, trained crisis teams to respond in-person, a network of five Crisis Care Centers to go, and post-crisis teams to follow up.   The first Crisis Care Center, Connections Kirkland, is now open. The next Crisis Care Center will open in Seattle, and future… Read More

The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) has made significant progress in their response to last summer’s audit. DCHS recently completed one of the 10 audit recommendations and is actively making progress on all nine others. This includes launching an annual Anti-Fraud Training for all departmental staff, implementing new policies and procedures around contract management, and offering new contract and fiscal management trainings to contracted providers. Additionally, DCHS completed a risk assessment of the hybrid payment model and is boosting collaboration with Public Health – Seattle & King County. This progress is a testament to DCHS’… Read More