PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

The Road Map to Zero Youth Detention

August 4, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

On July 21, 2020, King County Executive, Dow Constantine, committed to eliminating secure detention for youth in King County by 2025. While the commitment to a specific timeline is new, the work to achieve the goal of Zero Youth Detention began in 2017 when King County Executive, Dow Constantine, announced Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Zero Youth Detention Initiative (ZYD).

New school health centers promote “whole child” approach

May 25, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

School-based health centers are improving health (and academics) for youth at more than 30 schools in King County – and this year, the number of schools participating is expanding, through Best Starts for Kids. The centers bring medical and mental health services right where it’s easiest for students to access – in clinics that are […]