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Mar 13

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month: explore events and supports in Washington

March 13, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Jessica Nelson Jessica.nelson1@dshs.wa.gov 360–628–1043 OLYMPIA— March is Brain Injury Awareness month, a great time to explore the programs and supports offered by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Strategic Partnership Advisory Council. …

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month: explore events and supports in Washington
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month: explore events and supports in Washington
Brain Injury

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Feb 8

Governor joins DSHS to celebrate opening of new civil residential treatment facility

DSHS Cuts ribbon on civil treatment center — YouTube The Department of Health and Social Services had help from Gov. Jay Inslee, community members, as well as honored guests and members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in dedicating its first-ever civil residential treatment facility during a ribbon-cutting…

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Governor joins DSHS to celebrate opening of new civil residential treatment facility
Governor joins DSHS to celebrate opening of new civil residential treatment facility

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Jan 23

Report ranks Washington #1 in supporting direct care workers

January 23, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Jessica Nelson Jessica.nelson1@dshs.wa.gov (360) 628–1043 OLYMPIA — The Department of Social and Health Services’ commitment to the thousands of Washingtonians caring for older adults and people with disabilities is getting national attention. In a new report, research and advocacy organization PHI ranks Washington…

Caregiving

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Report ranks Washington #1 in supporting direct care workers
Report ranks Washington #1 in supporting direct care workers
Caregiving

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Jan 20

DSHS to host ribbon-cutting event for opening of first residential treatment facility

Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Tyler Hemstreet tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201–0027 (OLYMPIA) — The Department of Social and Health Services will cut the ribbon at the state’s first-ever civil residential treatment facility during a ceremony starting at 11 a.m. Jan. …

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DSHS to host ribbon-cutting event for opening of first residential treatment facility
DSHS to host ribbon-cutting event for opening of first residential treatment facility

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Jan 17

Join us Wednesday, Jan. 18 for WA Cares Basics webinar

OLYMPIA - This July, workers begin contributing to the WA Cares Fund, a new program that will give working Washingtonians affordable access to long-term care coverage. Workers will contribute 0.58% …

Long Term Care

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Join us Wednesday, Jan. 18 for WA Cares Basics webinar
Join us Wednesday, Jan. 18 for WA Cares Basics webinar
Long Term Care

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Jan 16

Introducing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — DSHS Beloved Community Award

As we celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. state and national holiday on Monday, it’s important to remember the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a crucial role in the American civil rights movement. In honor of…

MLK

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Introducing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — DSHS Beloved Community Award
Introducing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — DSHS Beloved Community Award
MLK

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Jan 6

Trueblood Phase 3 recommends extending services to 5 new counties: Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam

January 6, 2023 DSHS Office of Communications Tyler Hemstreet Tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201–0027 OLYMPIA — After more than three years of progress in implementing Trueblood Contempt Settlement programs to expand forensic behavioral health services, Washington state and Disability Rights Washington announced their recommendation for extending programs to five additional counties in…

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Trueblood Phase 3 recommends extending services to 5 new counties: Thurston, Mason, Kitsap…
Trueblood Phase 3 recommends extending services to 5 new counties: Thurston, Mason, Kitsap…

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Dec 22, 2022

Youth at The Child Study Treatment Center Create Hand-Drawn Holiday Cards for DSHS

In what has become an annual event, youth at DSHS’ Child Study and Treatment Center participated in a special holiday card art contest over the past month to create hand-drawn holiday greeting cards for DSHS. Dozens of youth participated and four winners were nominated by CSTC to be included in…

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Youth at The Child Study Treatment Center Create Hand-Drawn Holiday Cards for DSHS
Youth at The Child Study Treatment Center Create Hand-Drawn Holiday Cards for DSHS

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Dec 19, 2022

Western State Hospital Master Plan approved by City of Lakewood

Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 DSHS Office of Communications Tyler Hemstreet tyler.hemstreet@dshs.wa.gov (564) 201–0027 LAKEWOOD — A large piece of Washington state’s vision of transforming behavioral health includes constructing a therapeutically designed hospital on the Western State Hospital campus with 350 beds to care for forensic patients in a modern facility. …

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Western State Hospital Master Plan approved by City of Lakewood
Western State Hospital Master Plan approved by City of Lakewood

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Dec 5, 2022

DSHS to close portion of Rainier School in Buckley

Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 DSHS Office of Communications Lisa Pemberton lisa.pemberton@dshs.wa.gov (360) 902–7844 OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services announced this week that it will close a portion of Rainier School by July 31, 2023. The decision impacts Program Area Team C, or PAT C…

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