The Mental Health Division is now accepting applications to attend Peer Counseling Training for 2008. You must be a consumer to qualify for this training and certification. Applicants should desire to seek employment in the Public Mental Health System...

As a result of my work on the TRIP-NS.com website, I have come across several support groups for the north sound area, that I was not aware of before. Chances are, you might not have known about them either. To see all of the support groups available...

TRIP (Training Resources In Partnership) has launched their website. Designed to be a one stop resource for the parents of special needs kids, pages up to date include:
Consumer Rights -Ombuds Services -Help for Parents - Education Issues - DSHS Resources...

OLYMPIA -- On July 22, 2007, new eligibility ceilings for Washington state's public children's health coverage go into effect, opening rolls to some 45,000 uninsured children in families with incomes up to two and half times the Federal Poverty Level....

OLYMPIA -- When King County resident Sean Winters needed help to pay for an innovative new wheelchair, he used a specialized loan fund set up to help Washington residents live independently and succeed at school, work and play.


The Access Fund, established...