Summit II, April 25, 2019 On April 25, 2019, nearly 100 Pierce County representatives from emergency services, law enforcement, juvenile justice, community mental health, healthcare, education, child welfare and developmental services came together to confirm our first actions to make our dream of a coordinated mental health system for children a

PRESS RELEASE: State officials urge action on youth mental health trends OLYMPIA -- Recently released Healthy Youth Survey data show a high and increasing number of Washington youth reported feeling so sad or hopeless they stopped a usual activity or seriously considered suicide in the past year. The number of students who

Community Needs Statement Summary of Pierce County Data and Community Needs Assessments: Insight into the current mental health status of our youth, the services available to them, and the task(s) before us. Data reviewed: Mental Health America (2017) report; County Health Rankings (2018); Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA, 2018); Healthy Youth

Pierce County Children’s Mental Health Summit Thursday, April 25, 2019 • 9am-2:30pm Help us build a collaborative community resource to address the needs of children with mental health crisis in Pierce County. Let’s keep working to address the children’s mental health crisis in Pierce County Please join us for

Newsletter to the Pierce County Community Linking Arms to Improve Children’s Mental Health The Summit 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