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…
Crossposted from the Health Industries Leadership Table (HILT) Join HILT Network at Sound Careers in Healthcare 2023! HILT Network is offering healthcare professionals to engage with high school students at their next Sound Careers in Healthcare event! This will be at the University of Washington’s Husky Union Building on 3/21/2023 from 9:00-1:00. They are requesting…
Our system of King County school-based health centers (SBHC) support and care for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Many SBHC sites currently provide or are exploring providing gender-affirming care. Seattle Children’s Hospital provides a wealth of national and local resources and educational tools for healthcare professionals providing gender-affirming care. Find more information and access to these…
Crossposted from the National School-Based Health Alliance 2023 Call for Abstracts Now Open! Deadline: Friday, December 2, 2022 This summer, the School-Based Health Alliance will host small, in-person seminars in place of our annual national convention. The 2023 National School-Based Health Care Conference “Celebrating and Growing the Workforce” will take place June 26-29, 2023, at American University…
Crossposted from the Best Starts Blog Young people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and experiences bring rich contributions to our community, and young people who are neurodivergent have essential perspectives and contributions that our community benefits from. Yet, people who are neurodiverse run into obstacles in a world built for people who are neurotypical.…
Please RSVP here to attend: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/qdYkRCnaZn You are invited to attend a Youth Mental Health Town Hall in person, facilitated by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal with Seattle Children’s. Audience members will have the opportunity to hear from and engage with a diverse representation of panelists. This will be a conversation centered around youth and community voices in order to: *Proof…
Thank you so much for attending the 2022 King County School-Based Health Retreat! We are so grateful for your presence and participation in this event. Your engagement in our sessions and breakouts truly underscored that we are better together. We appreciate all that you do and all that your contribute to this incredible network of…
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