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 […]
Category Archives: Community Report
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Mar
By: Jodi Daly, Ph.D., President and CEO As we celebrate 50 years of service to our communities, we balance our thoughts between gratitude for the past and hope for our collective future. Even with the world-shifting pandemic of the last two years, the resilience of our communities has proven to stand the test of time, […]
Community Report, News
Rural areas in the time of COVID-19: Increased need for crisis services in Klickitat County
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Sep
Sep
Facing the collective consequences of the prolonged pandemic and a lack of resources in rural areas, the need for crisis services in Klickitat County has skyrocketed in recent months, breaking records previously set less than a year ago. With the pandemic and other challenges, Comprehensive Healthcare saw a huge increase in the need for crisis […]
Community Report, News
Kennewick School District supports high schoolers with embedded Comprehensive Healthcare therapists
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Sep
Sep
Students returning to school this fall may be navigating a host of new challenges, but at Kennewick School District, a new program of embedded therapists aims to ensure they don’t have to go through it alone. After considering the benefits of providing resources for school-based mental health services, Kennewick School District contacted Comprehensive Healthcare to […]
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Sep
By: Jodi Daly, Ph.D., President and CEO Each year, millions of people are impacted by suicide. When you consider that nearly 50,000 individuals died by suicide in the United States in 2019, in addition to an estimated 12 million more who seriously considered suicide, it is impossible to ignore the weight of this public health […]
Community Report, Employee News
Celebrating Comprehensive Healthcare rehabilitation specialists: Q&A with Raeann Rowe
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Sep
Sep
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, taking place September 20-26, is an opportunity for us all to reflect on the vital work of rehabilitation specialists everywhere, including the important work of those who provide mental health rehabilitation care. Meet Raeann Rowe, who has been Comprehensive Healthcare’s mental health rehabilitation specialist for the last two years and has […]
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Sep
When you hear the term ‘audit,’ do you think of quality, excellence, readiness, effectiveness and other positives? Here at Comprehensive Healthcare, that’s exactly how we view audits – as important opportunities to evaluate the rigor of our systems and identify ways that we can serve our clients and communities even better. Over the past several […]
Community Report, News
La iniciativa de salud mental impulsada por las personas llamada A Mindful State se introdujo en Washington en colaboración con Comprehensive Healthcare y defensores de todo el estado
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Jun
Los datos muestran que tres de cada siete personas en Washington serán propensas a padecer una enfermedad mental de importancia clínica durante 2021 y con proyecciones de que la cantidad aumente en los próximos años. Con el fin de atender una crisis de esta magnitud, un equipo de defensores y organizaciones no lucrativas unieron esfuerzos […]