Behavioral health care belongs in the same conversation as roads, schools and utilities. In a new op-ed for the Tri-City Herald, Comprehensive Healthcare CEO Jodi Daly argues that the recent opening of the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) does more than close a longstanding gap in local treatment options. It strengthens the economic foundation […]
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For many people experiencing homelessness, the biggest barrier to getting help isn’t a lack of services – it’s distance. A clinic across town might as well be a hundred miles away when you don’t have transportation, an ID, insurance, or the stability to keep an appointment. That’s the gap Comprehensive Healthcare set out to close […]
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Two Comprehensive Healthcare leaders were recognized June 6th for their outstanding commitment to community service. CEO Jodi Daly, PhD, and Field Response Team Program Manager Jennifer Trevino were selected as this year’s recipients of the Sgt. Joe Deccio Healthcare and First Responders Community Service Award. The award was presented at the Yakima Mile event on Saturday, […]
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How Data, Partnership, and Persistence are Changing Crisis Care in Walla Walla On any given day in Walla Walla, the emergency department at Providence St. Mary sees patients at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Some arrive in a medical crisis. Others arrive in emotional or psychological distress, overwhelmed and destabilized, searching for help. […]
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How Comprehensive Healthcare Meets People Where They Are Not everyone who needs help knows how to ask for it. And not everyone in crisis finds their way to a clinic, a waiting room, or a front desk. Sometimes, help has to come to them. That belief shapes some of the most vital work Comprehensive Healthcare […]
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Comprehensive Healthcare’s Newest Team Member at the Opioid Treatment Program in Yakima Comprehensive Healthcare has a new team member, a ZING® robot named R2 Dose-2. Our nurses named him, and they will oversee his automated medication dosing, which allows the center to pour and label methadone doses nearly five times faster than is possible by […]
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This model reflects a fundamental shift in how care is delivered: prioritizing immediacy, engagement, and continuity from the very first interaction. When someone reaches out for behavioral health support, it is often at a critical moment, when they are finally ready for change. Traditional systems, with delays between initial contact and the first appointment, have […]
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Years of community advocacy take shape in the Tri-Cities as the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery welcomes its first clients The Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) has opened it’s doors – a landmark moment for the Tri-Cities region and a testament to what communities can accomplish when they come together around a shared cause. […]
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The Power of Being Seen: Honoring Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
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Every person has a story, a culture, and a lived experience that shapes how they understand health, healing, and well-being. During Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, observed each July, we recognize the importance of ensuring that mental health care reflects and respects those unique experiences. Named in honor of author, advocate, and community leader Bebe […]
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Comprehensive Healthcare CEO Jodi Daly in The Seattle Times – The funding challenge stalling mental health crisis centers across WA
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When someone in crisis walks through the doors of the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) in Kennewick, they receive care right away, regardless of whether they have insurance. That open door policy is a defining feature of Washington’s new 23-hour crisis relief center model, and it is also creating a financial challenge that providers […]