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Olympia / Washington / United States
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For individuals with mental health or substance abuse challenges, food, housing, mental, and physical health services can be a challenging maze to navigate. Providence St. Peter Hospital, in collaboration with other local nonprofit organizations, is addressing this need. The Community Care Center provides a single point of access for street-dependent individuals needing access to behavioral health, substance abuse, housing, and many other services. Working collaboratively to maximize outcomes, Providence staff and local non-profits assist in navigating complex systems to help clients access the services they need in order to break a pervasive cycle and provide the essential components for healthy living.
The Department of Social and Health Services of the state of Washington is headquartered in Olympia, Wash. The department works in association with community groups, religious organizations, private providers and other government agencies. It offers adoption, foster parenting and child protection services. The Department of Social and Health Services administers a mental health program for the state of Washington. The mental health program provides care and treatment for individuals with severe and recurring mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The program also operates a crisis response system and regulates the individuals that provide mental health services. In addition, it develops health policies for all providers of public mental health services. The Department of Social and Health Services also serves adults with chronic illnesses and people of all ages with developmental disabilities.