Tag: behavioral health

September marks National Recovery Month: How to support friends and family in recovery

September 14, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

September marks National Recovery Month, a time to acknowledge the gains made by those in recovery who have faced challenges from mental health or substance use disorders. Many of us have faced these challenges ourselves or know a close friend or family member who has. This year poses even more challenges, from COVID-19 to wildfire […]

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Understanding the need for crisis behavioral health services during the pandemic in King County

July 16, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County has added behavioral health information to its data tools examining the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on social, economic, and overall health in King County. This new data dashboard examines behavioral health indicators that measure requests for suicide-related crisis services (including calls to crisis centers or 9-1-1) throughout the pandemic.

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