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October 8, 2015

Behavioral Health Community Meeting
Transitioning Behavioral Health Services from the North Cascades Gateway Center

Friday, October 30, 2015
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Best Western Plus (Cotton Tree), Convention Center
2300 Market Street, Mount Vernon, WA

The meeting will discuss the transition of behavioral health services from the North Cascades Gateway Center and is open to all community members including consumers, family members, advocates, service providers, agencies and other stakeholders.

North Sound Mental Health Administration and Skagit County are committed to a collaborative approach, working with multiple stakeholders to identify therapeutic, recovery-focused models to transition the behavioral health services to accessible locations within the region.

The following topics will be on the agenda:

1. Findings and input gathered from key regional stakeholders and consumer focus groups that are now being conducted;
2. Presentation on potential models of service to provide detox and residential substance use disorder treatment in the community to replace the services that are now provided at Pioneer Center North.
3. Services provided at the North Sound Evaluation and Treatment Center.

The changes that are taking place at the North Cascades Gateway Center provide the North Sound Region (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties) with the opportunity to move towards innovate, integrated and evidence-based treatment services for individuals in our communities with mental and/or substance use disorders.

There will be time for comment and discussion of the proposed models and how they might be adapted for the five counties in the North Sound Region. Next steps and opportunities for continued collaboration will be discussed.

Please RSVP to
rebeccac@co.skagit.wa.us
by October 23, 2015
For more information:(360) 419-3363