2. • Improving youth mental health by reducing the stigma
• Integrating behavioral health into primary care
• Creating trauma informed and restorative practice community
• Building community and collaborations
• Expanding affordable housing options
• Increasing access to basic needs for vulnerable populations
4. Prioritized Goals
Improving Youth Mental Health,
by Reducing Stigma
• Add mental health education in
grade school, middle school and
high school
• Increase availability of mental
health first aid
• Use social media campaigns for
youth who struggle and to share
their success
6. Prioritized Goals
Integrating Behavioral Health
into Primary Care
• Mainstream social determinants of
health into Primary Care/ Behavioral
Health
• Build partnerships between PCP’s and
Independent BH providers
• Integration & communication between
PC/BH providers for patient plans
including:
• Regular team meetings
• Annual MH screening (questionnaire) by PCP (every
visit)
• A community push for insures to cover value-based
care rather than fee for service
8. Prioritized Goals
Creating a Trauma Informed and
Restorative Practice Community
• Training all agencies
• Communication campaign
• Education sector pilot
10. Prioritized Goals
Building Community and
Collaborations
• Single-source repository
• Building partnerships to bridge
gaps
• Use existing wealth of knowledge
& resources
12. Prioritized Goals
Expanding Affordable Housing in
Snohomish County
• More public funding
• Zoning conducive for affordable
housing
• Common language and framework
14. Prioritized Goals
Increasing Access to Basic Needs
for Vulnerable Populations
• Community care hubs
• 24/7
• Geographically spread out
• Info kiosks
• Mobile community services
• CSO+
Tie for 3rd:
• Increase funding without strings
(aka unrestricted funds)
• Community Resource Advocates
& Paramedics
Notas do Editor
I will share new results of countywide research defining the state of our health and wellbeing in 2018, and sharing some important changes emerging over the past year.
Let me start by sharing why PIHC is so committed to this work.