State of Washington Archives: on Health Care


Jay Inslee: Community-based behavioral health care is what works

The other issue confronting families and communities across Washington is behavioral health.

We've been building a new, community-based system that helps people get the specific type of care they need closer to their homes and loved ones. Community-based care is what works. We're still building, and my budgets contain funding to keep every part of our plan on track, including the new 350-bed forensic hospital at Western State.

Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Wash. legislature Jan 10, 2023

Semi Bird: Mental health & addiction are root cause of homelessness

We will tackle mental health and addiction; the root cause homelessness, by focusing our efforts on compassionate, comprehensive treatment programs and infrastructure.
Source: 2024 Wash. Governor campaign website BirdForGovernor.com May 23, 2023

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