Episode 66: The state of mental health in Tacoma

December 18, 2019

Whether you’ve shopped around for a therapist in a moment of crisis only to find that none in Tacoma are taking new clients, or have struggled to get a family member a bed in a behavioral health hospital, if you’ve bumped up against our mental health care system it’s easy to feel like it’s broken.

We spoke to Hope Sparks president Joe LeRoy, Comprehensive Life Resources CEO Kim Zacher, and The News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll about the challenges that plague this system, and a few efforts underway to make it easier to access for those in need of help.

We could easily have made six episodes out of this topic, and maybe we will in the future: This is an important conversation.

Links

Pierce County HSRI Report – Revised 2018

Kids Mental Health Pierce County – Statement of Community Needs

Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Health Equity Info & Social Determinants of Health

WA State Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment

Healthcare Workforce Development Recommendations

Help Me Grow Pierce County Data Summary Report

Kids’ Mental Health Pierce County

Elevate Health – Pierce County ACH
Help Me Grow Pierce County

Beacon Health Options – Pierce County Crisis Info

Comprehensive Life Resources

HopeSparks Family Services

He jumped in front of a train after being turned away by Tacoma’s new psychiatric hospital

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