Pierce County School-Based Mental Health Summit
Pierce County School-Based Mental Health Summit
Pierce County School-Based Mental Health Summit October 24, 2023 9am-4pm
WEBINARS
Youth Suicide Prevention Training
Youth Suicide Prevention Training Sep 25, 2023 02:00 PM This presentation provides an overview of the topic of youth suicide, signs and symptoms, and how caregivers and professionals should respond in times of crisis. The training will dive into the rates of youth suicide, risk factors, and proactive steps to take for prevention.
Deconstructing the Mental Health System
Deconstructing the Mental Health System Sep 20, 2023 03:00 PM Learn about the challenges that we face when trying to find providers of color, the story of how DMHS was created and what the collective of mental health & wellness providers are doing to address inequities in mental health.
Facing the Growing Crisis in Children’s Mental Health
In October 2018, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital with the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pierce County Police Chiefs Association, Tacoma School District and HopeSparks convened a Children’s Mental Health Summit. 70-plus leaders and front-line staff – spanning emergency services, law enforcement, mental health, juvenile justice, crisis services, emergency medicine, primary care, education, and social services – came together to define the barriers and begin to identify a common agenda to improve child and adolescent mental health services.
Key summit themes:
- Agencies across the board have the will to improve. There is tremendous energy to build a collaborative solution and engage in collective action.
- A formal collaborative effort is needed to bring partners together around a common vision and agenda.
- Partners share a keen focus on equity as a value and common goal.
About Us – Kids’ Mental Health Pierce County
Kids’ Mental Health Pierce County (KMHPC) was first created to identify and address needs and barriers to accessing pediatric behavioral health care. Today, KMHPC includes 800 members representing over 60 community agencies and stakeholders.
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