The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) Athena team is requesting your help in reviewing and updating the local regional and state prevention contacts on The Athena Forum.
Please review your contact information and ensure the contacts associated with your county and organization are accurate and up to date.
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Applications for Cohort 11 of the Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery’s (DBHR) Prevention Fellowship Program, beginning in November 2023, are now open!
Applications are due 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
For the past four years, DBHR’s Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Mental Health... more
The Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is excited to announce the apparent successful applicants for the Dedicated Cannabis Account (DCA) and Mental Health Promotion Project (MHPP) community-based organization (CBO) from the request for applications shared earlier this year:
DBHR's Focus On campaign won the Internet... more
The Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) has been officially recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion by the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for our efforts to improve health and well-being at the local, state, and tribal levels.
We are one of only three organizations in Washington State that have earned this designation, and the only state government entity in Washington to earn it.
As a Healthy People 2030 Champion, HCA has demonstrated a... more
Registration for the 2023 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) will open on April 12. Schools in Washington state with students in grades 6, 8, 10, or 12 are eligible to participate. Participation is free to schools.
DBHR is planning another series of New Coordinator Basic Training (NCBT) in March 2023. All new CPWI coalition coordinators, who have not attended a previous NCBT series are strongly encouraged to attend. New CPWI coalition coordinators are the priority audience for the series. Please email your request to attend to your Prevention Manager. The series will not be posted on the Athena Training calendar; session invitations will be sent to approved... more
HCA is launching Year 5 of WA Tribal Opioid Solutions Campaign to support education efforts around opioid misuse prevention and treatment, and the Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a Tribal Suicide Prevention Campaign to address mental health and suicide prevention in Indian Country. HCA and DOH collaborated to... more
Congratulations to the Community Based Organizations (CBOs) awarded contracts for the 21-23 biennium. The funding was awarded to 16 CBOs, totaling $1,666,730. DBHR is enthusiastic to continue partnerships and begin new ones as we increase capacity to implement direct and environmental alcohol, tobacco, opioid, and other drug prevention services, as well as Mental Health Promotion Projects and Suicide Prevention Projects across Washington State.
... moreHCA/DBHR in partnership with the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center is conducting a Workforce Needs Assessment.
There have been many changes and growth within the prevention work happening across Washington State and our region. We recognize the need to collect feedback from the field to guide our work as we create and develop prevention workforce strategies. This survey is for anyone interested in training in substance use prevention and mental health promotion to help... more
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