In Pierce County, Wash., a co-responders’ program is meeting community needs by providing appropriate, supportive and accountable behavioral health services to clients who might otherwise end up in emergency rooms or jails. Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Darren Moss, Jr. and Chantel Quintero, a behavioral health crisis intervention supervisor for MultiCare, explain how the program changes lives and saves money.

March is National Social Workers Month. With that in mind, Elevate Health’s Clinical Director of Integration and Transformation Kim Bjorn, herself a licensed clinical social worker and therapist, helps explain the many roles and responsibilities of social workers in today’s society.

Links:

https://www.socialworkers.org/

https://www.wsscsw.org/

This episode explores integrated care needs in Pierce County, Washington that aim to support children and families in times of crisis.

Links:

https://ccsww.org/get-help/pierce-county/

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org/

The use of opioids, particularly among survivors and abusers in intimate partner violence (IPV) relationships, is prevalent. These situations create unique risks for recovery. 

In this Elevate Health Community Care Conversation, guests Abi McLane, Assistant Director of the Crystal Judson Family Foundation, and Robert Hamilton, Manager of Multicare’s Substance Use Disorder Program in Pierce County, discuss the complex topics of awareness, prevention, and support for those suffering emotional, physical, and verbal abuse in domestic partnerships in which substance use is an issue.  

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For more than three decades, the Tahoma Urban Native Alliance (TUNA) has strived to sustain and support the dignity of urban Native Americans living in Pierce County, Washington. This Elevate Health Community Care Conversation features TUNA Executive Director Colette August and Assistant Director Sauncha Romey.

"Indigenous methodologies could save the world if people listened to us,” Romey says during the episode. “We could end world hunger. We could end global warming. We could eliminate the wealth gap."

Tune in to hear how TUNA promotes sustainable services and addresses the unique barriers to whole-person health faced by urban communities.

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“Dementia.” Just mentioning the word can induce anxiety and fear. In this episode, Wendy Morris, Dementia Services Program Manager for Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Tacoma, Washington, discusses strategies for spotting dementia, programs for those coping with it, and resources for caregivers. 

Links: 

https://lcsnw.org/program/dementia-services/

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org/

In this Radical Shift podcast episode, Lauren Fulton, Executive Director of the OnePierce Community Resiliency Fund, explains how this subsidiary of Elevate Health works to strengthen Pierce County, Washington, by leveraging, pooling and investing financial resources in deserving entities and activities that serve to create a healthier and more sustainable economic environment.

Links: 

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org/

Across the U.S., communities large and small are suffering from crisis levels of mental health and substance abuse issues. In this Community Care Conversation podcast, host Kim Bjorn interviews local government officials Heather Moss and Richard Van Cleave about efforts to compassionately, but effectively, address behavioral health problems in Pierce County, Washington.

Links: 

https://www.piercecountywa.gov/5859/Behavioral-Health

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org

Health does not mean just going to the doctor. In this inaugural episode of the 80/20 Project, Elevate Health Chief Operations Officer and licensed clinical social worker Jodi Castle explains that a multitude of factors combine to influence “whole-person” health in a community.

Links: 

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org/

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It’s no secret. Health care in the U.S. is generally complex, confusing and expensive. Enter Accountable Communities of Health, aka “ACHs.” These community-based organizations, which operate in more than two dozen states, seek to transform health care delivery by: focusing on individuals, ensuring health equity, reducing costs, and improving health outcomes for entire communities. Jodi Castle, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and COO of Elevate Health of Pierce County, Washington, offers a tutorial on ACHs and the contributions they make to the areas they serve.

Links:

https://elevatehealth.org/

https://onepierce.org/