Hub and Spoke is a gateway to connect clients to necessary healthcare within the Central Washington region and throughout our local communities. It utilizes key partnerships to expand access to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). This innovative approach places Comprehensive Healthcare at the center– or […]
Category Archives: Vibrant Communities
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May
May
Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Frank Garner, sits on the Central Washington Fentanyl Task Force along with Comprehensive Healthcare board members Megan Tweedy, an activist preventing death by fentanyl overdose; Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell, and State Rep. Gina Mosbrucker. In May 2023,U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse launched the task force to address the spectrum of […]
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May
May
An increasing number of students everywhere are experiencing depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, not showing up for school, or are suicidal. If this sounds like a young person you know, Comprehensive Healthcare is working to help. Through partnerships with schools from Kittitas to Benton-Franklin Counties, we embed therapists on-site so that they can work directly with […]
Comprehensive Healthcare partners with the Yakima County Department of Corrections and the Benton County Jail by collaborating closely with custody staff to ensure adequate care for inmates who have mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms. Correctional and behavioral health team members have built close working relationships as trusted experts – which helps drive […]
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May
May
Our partnership with Camp Hope, a low-barrier emergency homeless encampment in Yakima, illustrates our mission to meet people where they are, as we provide a first-of-its-kind solution in our region. Comprehensive Healthcare is building an on-site behavioral health center to treat clients who live at Camp Hope and experience complex behavioral health and substance abuse […]
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May
May
Our community partnerships are essential to our ability to offer “comprehensive” services to people in all stages of life. By collaborating with others, we can reach clients where they are – in rural and populated communities, near home or work, at school, in a correctional facility, living in encampments, or being treated by first responders […]
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Sep
Sep
You may have heard the national conversation about Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), which is a nationally proven model for sustainably funding mental health and substance use treatment. CCBHCs serve anyone who walks through the door, regardless of their diagnosis and insurance status. Based on demonstrated success in multiple states, the CCBHC model would […]
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Sep
Sep
Our team aims to make care convenient and accessible in many ways – including through telehealth, where we see clients virtually on their computers or mobile devices through audio/video appointments. Comprehensive Healthcare uses the WebEx software, with HIPAA-compliant security, to deliver mental health and substance use disorder therapy appointments to our vibrant communities. Using this […]