Getting Back to the Basics for Mental Health Month in May

By: Jodi Daly, PhD, Comprehensive Healthcare President and CEO As another Mental Health Month is upon us this May, our work at Comprehensive Healthcare continues to focus on uplifting and supporting those living with mental health challenges. While it’s always important to support our community members, Mental Health Month presents a meaningful opportunity to continue […]

Comprehensive Healthcare to provide crisis services to Benton and Franklin Counties

Media AlertApril 8, 2022Contact: Jocelyn GalarzaMarketing@comphc.org(509) 317-2830 (April 8, 2022 – Pasco, WA) – On April 10, 2022, Comprehensive Healthcare will begin providing behavioral health crisis services to Benton and Franklin Counties. The new behavioral health crisis line for Benton and Franklin County is yet to be announced to avoid confusion with the current crisis […]

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and we have continued to expand our domestic violence services that seek to serve and care for victims of all ages. Comprehensive Healthcare’s Aspen Victim Advocacy Services provide aid and services to domestic violence, sexual assault and other victims across Ellensburg and Yakima. Crisis intervention, safety planning, community […]

How to support your loved ones through mental health challenges

If the ever-changing landscape of the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of supporting each other in times of crisis. If you have a loved one who is struggling with mental health needs, here are a few steps you can take to connect and help: Familiarize yourself with the warning signs of mental […]

A look at the new MAT renovation, from your local suboxone provider

Comprehensive Healthcare finalized renovations for its Mediation Assisted Treatment (MAT) center in Yakima in February, 2022. Prior to its completion, Comprehensive Healthcare spoke with some of its key providers to share options that are available to people in need at the newly renovated clinic.The opioid epidemic has expanded to great heights, touching nearly all lives […]

A troubling trend: Overdose deaths rise during COVID

Drug overdose deaths have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the 12 months ending in April 2021, breaking a previous record for the most deaths ever recorded during a one-year period. This surge is driven in large part by fatalities from synthetic opioids and illegal fentanyl, according […]

The pursuit of sustainable care and expanded access: The CCBHC Model

It’s no secret: It can be challenging to access behavioral health services, especially in the wake of the pandemic. Systemic workforce shortages in community behavioral healthcare have reached a critical tipping point. At Comprehensive Healthcare, we’ve had to temporarily close one of our programs and have experienced limited access simply because we do not have […]