Crossposted from the Washington School-Based Health Alliance The Washington School-Based Health Alliance (WA SBHA) will be creating a youth video montage to share at the Student Health Summit 2023 on May 2-3. This video will highlight the importance of school-based health care and the impact school-based health centers (SBHCs) have in the lives of youth. WA SBHA is…
Crossposted from the Washington School-Based Health Alliance Registration is now open for the 2023 National School-Based Health Care Conference June 26-28, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Join the national School-Based Health Alliance for its annual conference, “Celebrating and Growing the Workforce,” at American University Washington School of Law. In addition to the keynote speakers, this conference will feature…
Crossposted from the Washington State Department of Health The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) invites Washingtonians to apply to the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Community Advisory Board. Who they’re looking for: Young people (ages 16-21), parents or guardians, school staff, health care providers, and community members. DOH welcomes applications from Washingtonians who are passionate…
Crossposted from King County Executive, Dow Constantine King County declared racism as a public health crisis in 2020, recognizing that governments need to acknowledge and respond by undoing the centuries of harms of systemic racism in our society and equitably invest in dismantling racism and protecting the health and well-being of Black, Indigenous and People of Color so that all communities thrive. Envisioned jointly by community members and King County in August 2021…
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids The Call to Action Series: BIPOC/Black Convening’s goal is to bring Black therapists and peers together with stakeholders (agencies, universities, health clinics, etc.) to be part of a conversation to work collectively to create solutions addressing: Convening Information Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) Place: Virtual (Zoom…
Crossposted from the Washington School-Based Health Alliance (WA SBHA) At the start of a new year, the Washington School-Based Health Alliance would like to again invite SBHC sponsors, providers and staff to join the WA SBHC message board on Basecamp. Email Executive Director, Sandy Lennon (slennon@wasbha.org) to join the message board on Basecamp. Also, WA…
Crossposted from the King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) program With the Health Care Authority, the University of Washington Behavioral Health Institute is hosting provider listening sessions to gather information and opinions regarding inequities in behavioral health care. The information gathered from the listening sessions will help inform state-level policy recommendations that address…
Crossposted from the Washington State Department of Health The Washington State Department of Health is inviting young people living in Washington to apply to become an Adolescent Health Youth Advisory Council member. Council members will serve for about two years starting in 2023 and help the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Unit make key programming…
In December 2022, the Lincoln High School school-based health center (SBHC) team from Neighborcare welcomed the School-Based Partnerships (SBP) team for a tour. The SBHC opened in 2019 with expanded funding from the City of Seattle’s 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote learning, and ongoing pandemic recovery period,…
Between December 2021 and July 2022, King County Middle School youth shared their experiences and perspectives on emotional safety and well-being at school. Public Health–Seattle & King County partnered with Empowering Youth and Families Outreach, Communities in Schools of Federal Way-Highline, and Cardea to talk with young people who identify with groups who are disproportionately…
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