As Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) continue to pose a significant challenge in our communities, affecting individuals, families, and the broader social fabric, it’s natural to wonder where to even begin in tackling a problem so vast. The opioid crisis remains a persistent issue, and other harmful substances continue to infiltrate both youth and adult populations, […]
Category Archives: Vibrant Communities
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Sep
LaCosta Gardenhire’s Journey of Resilience and Recovery Homeless for five years, living out of her car with her three dogs, and deep in the holds of addiction, life was once an unimaginable struggle for LaCosta Gardenhire. Once a week, she would visit the neighborhood health clinic for a shower, clinging to what little normalcy she […]
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May
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In 2023, Comprehensive Healthcare continued to implement innovative new programs to support access to care – meeting our clients where they are with services for whole-person care. We’re bringing new facilities online and building partnerships that help us serve our communities. In response to the growing need for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, the organization […]
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May
May
It’s nearly impossible to imagine what our impact would look like without the essential partnerships we’ve developed over the last 50-plus years. Together with local first responders, hospitals, schools, jails, and other essential groups, we’ve created remarkable synergies throughout our region. By serving on task forces, innovating new solutions for diverse community members, and collaborating […]
Meet Nohely Velazquez, administrative services director Walk into a Comprehensive Healthcare location, and the first people you see – our front desk staff – are led by Nohely Velazquez, administrative services director. Nohely has spent her three years with the agency bringing our support staff under one umbrella, implementing consistent processes, and training and coaching […]
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May
May
Our region is at the cusp of significant change in behavioral healthcare as Comprehensive Healthcare is putting millions of dollars in federal and state funding to work for our community. Our goal is to meet our clients where they are by offering behavioral health and substance use treatment for mental health and wellbeing through accessible, […]
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 […]
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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 […]