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Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee, an integral component of our Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) has been a critical place for ... Read More
Helping to Meet our Members’ Greatest Professional Challenge
Sarah Rafton, MSW Executive Director, WCAAP In the spring, you shared your top professional challenges with WCAAP in our member survey. The greatest professional challenge facing our members today ... Read More
Grant Awarded for Supporting Adolescents and Families Experiencing Suicidality (SAFES)
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) a Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Grant to increase the integration ... Read More
COVID-19 Youth Behavioral Health Impact Situation Report
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Behavioral Health Group is releasing the fourth monthly youth-focused behavioral health impact situation report. This analysis assesses the ... Read More
COVID-19 Mental Health Toolkit: Supporting Tweens and Adolescents in Crisis
Facilitator Needed – Apply Today! As kids’ behavioral health crises have steeply increased in the past year, PCPs need guidance on how to effectively support patients in crisis in outpatient ... Read More
Help for Parents: Talking to Children about Distressing Events
Chris Ladish, PhD Pediatric Neuropsychologist and Chief Clinical Officer of Pediatric Behavioral Health Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network For many months, we have seen images ... Read More
WCAAP, Behavioral Health and COVID-19
We share WCAAP members’ concerns about children and teens’ behavioral health during the pandemic, and want to assure you that we are bringing your concerns to the table in every available venue at the ... Read More
Managing Disordered Eating in Adolescents: Frequently Asked Questions
Claudia Douglas, MD Yolanda Evans, MD, MPH, FAAP The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in disordered eating in the United States. The rise in eating disorders is thought to be ... Read More
Behavioral Health Updates
Tatiana Sarkhosh, MPH Program Manager, WCAAP Behavioral Health Integration Networking and Collaboration Group Thanks to the support from Amerigroup Washington, the Behavioral Health ... Read More
Children and Adolescents’ Rising Behavioral Health Needs
Sarah Rafton, MSW Executive Director, WCAAP In my five years at WCAAP, I have heard from members in every corner of the state that kids’ access to timely behavioral health care is one of the most ... Read More