Mental Health & Chemical Dependency

Building Community Resilience: Continued

Desired Programs/Practices:

Parent/teen mediation
Children's Advocacy Center
Bully prevention training
Hygiene packs for clients
More funding for crisis situations
More housing and employment support
Respite care on demand
Peer support infrastructure
Wrap around wellness recovery action plan
Mental Health First Aid
NAMI Connection program
OT on staff
More trauma-informed training
Improved cooperation w/local health professionals
Would like to see county supported job recruitment effort for multiple high-needs sectors (MH/CD, Medical, Law Enforcement, and Education)

Possible Supports/Collaborations:

Mental Health Group provides hygiene packs at meetings, which are also catered: NAMI, Nikki Fortuna
We're In this Together (WIT): Dispute Resolution Center (DRC)
Anti-bullying and counseling programs can be held at Boys & Girls Club: Boys & Girls Club, Hannah Williams
Local health care connection; connecting patients with other services: Ocean Beach Hospital (OBH), Madeline Moore
Bully prevention collaboration with school district/Health Department/ESD: Pacific County Health & Human Services, Carly Castaneda
Mental Health Promotion/Suicide Prevention grant will be providing Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training soon: Pacific County Health & Human Services, Carly Castaneda
Can train more staff to provide Youth Mental Health First Aid: Pacific County Health & Human Services, Katie Lindstrom
Hygiene supplies available through DSHS and Coastal Community Action Program (CCAP): Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Greta McDougall
Can help with supportive housing: Pacific County Health & Human Services, Katie Lindstrom
State supports loan repayment and incentives for MH and CD employment in rural areas: Willapa Behavioral Health, Geri Marcus