Contact: Lisa Pemberton, DSHS Communications We want to hear from you! Our Developmental Disabilities Administration is hosting three listening sessions to hear from the community regarding awards from the Dan Thompson Memorial Developmental Disabilities Community Services Account appropriated by the Washington State Legislature. DDA will be listening and learning from…

Contact: Norah West, DSHS Media Relations, 360–489–5587 Sept. 5, 2023 OLYMPIA, WA — People whose food benefits were stolen through card skimming or other similar fraudulent activity can now submit a claim to the Department of Social and Health Services to have some of those benefits replaced. The U.S. Congress…

Contact: Norah West, DSHS Media Relations, 360–489–5587 OLYMPIA — As of Aug. 31, eligible Washington residents affected by recent wildfires in eastern Washington can apply through the Department of Social and Health Services for emergency cash assistance to help meet their immediate needs. DSHS is now able to access funding…

The campuses at Maple Lane in Thurston County and Brockmann in Clark County now have an executive officer responsible for leading, developing and managing operations. Tony Bowie started this new role within the Behavioral Health Administration on July 16. These facilities will grow to serve more than 250 patients who…

Monday, August 28, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Tyler Hemstreet tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201–0027 Just weeks after acquiring the former Cascade Behavioral Health hospital in Tukwila, which closed and ceased operations earlier this year, the Department of Social and Health Services has given the facility a new name. After a few…

Contact: Lisa Pemberton, DSHS Communications lisa.pemberton@dshs.wa.gov Residents, staff and families at the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Rainier School in Buckley donned tie dye t-shirts and sunblock for the annual Summerfest celebration on Aug. 17. This year’s theme was based on Dr. Seuss’s book “Oh the Places…

Contact: Lisa Pemberton, DSHS Communications lisa.pemberton@dshs.wa.gov Gov. Jay Inslee and DSHS Secretary Jilma Meneses toured Lakeland Village Residential Habilitation Center on Sunday, less than 48 hours after a fastmoving wildfire hit the area, forcing a citywide evacuation and shelter in place orders for both DSHS campuses in Medical Lake. One…

Thursday, August 10, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Tyler Hemstreet tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201–0027 (TUKWILA) — As part of an urgent effort to serve the increasing numbers of people waiting for behavioral health services, including those in jail awaiting competency services, the Department of Social and Health Services finalized an agreement…

On Friday, Aug. 4, DSHS Secretary Jilma Meneses, DOH Secretary Dr. Umair Shah welcomed Chinese Taipei Minister of Agriculture Chen Chi Chung and a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture to share how Washington’s Women, Infants and Children and SNAP/Basic Food programs provide a valuable safety net for Washington residents…