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Washington State Community Connectors

Connecting families across Washington state to resources, training, and support.

Who We Are

We are a family-driven community of support for caregivers of children with a range of behavioral health needs, including mental health and substance use, as well as other disabilities and challenges within the educational and judicial systems and more. 

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About Us

We empower families by providing training on systems in Washington state, including system navigation, leadership skills, and advocacy. This helps create better access to local health, education, and judicial systems for their children and the family as a whole, connecting them to the resources and knowledge that will allow them to be better advocates for their own family members and the community.

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Inpatient Workgroup

A safe space intended to empower families and caregivers to learn and share their experiences with children’s behavioral health services. The goal is to identify barriers, gaps, and challenges statewide to accessing appropriate and effective in-patient children/youth behavioral health services. In turn, the workgroup will strategize and brainstorm potential solutions to recommend to WSCC with the intent to fill these gaps and move the work forward. The identified solutions will then be sent up the chain to our state partners at the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery to influence changes in our System of Care.

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Thriving Thursday

Drop in any time! This Family/Peer meeting will feature:
Wellness topics, check in time with your community, and a dose of Joy to leave you ready for the rest of your day.

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Thriving Thursday

Drop in any time! This Family/Peer meeting will feature:
Wellness topics, check in time with your community, and a dose of Joy to leave you ready for the rest of your day.

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Family, Peer Support and Leadership Workgroup

A safe space for parents/caregivers to identify barriers, gaps, and challenges in providing leadership opportunities and topic specific training to support families in strengthening their tool box. The goal is to ensure WSCC is creating and providing training opportunities for individuals seeking to expand their knowledge of peer and family support, as well as sharing partner organizations trainings. This workgroup will also provide recommendations to the Executive Director in the planning of the annual Children’s Behavioral Health Summit and Parent Weekend Training.

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Thriving Thursday

Drop in any time! This Family/Peer meeting will feature:
Wellness topics, check in time with your community, and a dose of Joy to leave you ready for the rest of your day.

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Advocacy/ Leadership Committee

Join one of our committees to support our work.

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Social Media and Marketing Committee

Join one of our committees to support our work.

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SUD Family Navigator Training

This 16 hour training is for parents and family members of a person with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This is a Healthcare Authority (HCA) approved curriculum created to assist parents, caregivers and other family members in understanding SUD and providing helpful support to the individual they are supporting.

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Cross Systems Workgroup

A safe space intended to identify barriers, gaps, and challenges statewide to appropriate and effective cross system collaboration communication and services. The goal is to create work plans and find a diverse array of partners to collaborate with WSCC to educate and assist families in becoming familiar to the benefits of having one treatment plan across all systems they may be involved in. The work plan will then be sent up the chain to our state partners at the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery to influence changes in our System of Care.

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SUD Family Navigator Training

This 16 hour training is for parents and family members of a person with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This is a Healthcare Authority (HCA) approved curriculum created to assist parents, caregivers and other family members in understanding SUD and providing helpful support to the individual they are supporting.

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Board Capacity and Advisory Committee

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SUD Family Navigator Training

This 16 hour training is for parents and family members of a person with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This is a Healthcare Authority (HCA) approved curriculum created to assist parents, caregivers and other family members in understanding SUD and providing helpful support to the individual they are supporting.

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Upcoming Events

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Inpatient Workgroup

A safe space intended to empower families and caregivers to learn and share their experiences with children’s behavioral health services. The goal is to identify barriers, gaps, and challenges statewide to accessing appropriate and effective in-patient children/youth behavioral health services. In turn, the workgroup will strategize and brainstorm potential solutions to recommend to WSCC with the intent to fill these gaps and move the work forward. The identified solutions will then be sent up the chain to our state partners at the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery to influence changes in our System of Care.

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Guided Pathways-Support for Youth and Family

A place for all families, youth, young adults, and system partners to learn more about behavioral health resources and supports, become a leader in their community, elevate important issues related to behavioral health services, volunteer for a work group, and share their voice and experience.
VOICES FOR CHANGE AND EMPOWERMENT

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Thriving Thursday

Drop in any time! This Family/Peer meeting will feature:
Wellness topics, check in time with your community, and a dose of Joy to leave you ready for the rest of your day.

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Apply to Join Pongo’s Certification Pilot Program

After nearly three decades of leading healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area, Pongo is ready to share its tried-and-true techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders from across the country. Pongo’s certification pilot program will empower individuals with the tools and support to create new poetry writing projects using its proven, trauma-informed poetry writing methodology. As a result, Pongo will create a national network of Pongo-inspired poetry writing projects, supporting youth who have experienced trauma across the country.

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Thriving Thursday

Drop in any time! This Family/Peer meeting will feature:
Wellness topics, check in time with your community, and a dose of Joy to leave you ready for the rest of your day.

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Our
Programs

Please let WSCC know if you would like your organization’s information posted that supports Integrated Behavioral Health matters throughout Washington State.

Events

WSCC hosts 2 signature events every year The Children's Behavioral Health Summit (CBHS) and the Parent Training Weekend.

Training and Technical Assistance

WSCC offers a wide variety of training and Technical assistance.

WACBH Statewide Family Network

The goal of WACBHSFN is to enhance family voice at the local and state levels.

Our Community

WSCC is a diverse and inclusive community of Washington state parents, caregivers, and behavioral health professionals. While we come from all walks of life, we have something in common—a passion for advocacy and support of other caregivers to children with behavioral health challenges. We are committed to providing training, connection, and collaboration to Washington state families who are seeking family support as well as services and help for their children. Whether you’re interested in becoming a Community Connector or you need assistance connecting with services, we are so glad you’re here!

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