The document outlines priorities for improving mental health and well-being in the community. The top priorities are improving youth mental health through reducing stigma, integrating behavioral health services into primary care, and creating a trauma-informed and restorative practice community. Other priorities include expanding affordable housing, building collaborations, and increasing access to basic needs for vulnerable groups. Goals for each priority focus on increasing education and awareness, strengthening partnerships between organizations, and improving access to resources and services.

1. Priorities Summary

2. • Improving youth mental health by reducing the stigma
• Integrating behavioral health into primary care
• Creating trauma informed and restorative practice community
• Building community and collaborations
• Expanding affordable housing options
• Increasing access to basic needs for vulnerable populations

3. Improving Youth Mental Health, by
Reducing Stigma

4. Prioritized Goals
Improving Youth Mental Health,
by Reducing Stigma
• Add mental health education in
grade school, middle school and
high school
• Increase availability of mental
health first aid
• Use social media campaigns for
youth who struggle and to share
their success

5. Integrating Behavioral Health into
Primary Care

6. Prioritized Goals
Integrating Behavioral Health
into Primary Care
• Mainstream social determinants of
health into Primary Care/ Behavioral
Health
• Build partnerships between PCP’s and
Independent BH providers
• Integration & communication between
PC/BH providers for patient plans
including:
• Regular team meetings
• Annual MH screening (questionnaire) by PCP (every
visit)
• A community push for insures to cover value-based
care rather than fee for service

7. Creating a Trauma Informed and
Restorative Practice Community

8. Prioritized Goals
Creating a Trauma Informed and
Restorative Practice Community
• Training all agencies
• Communication campaign
• Education sector pilot

9. Building Community and Collaborations

10. Prioritized Goals
Building Community and
Collaborations
• Single-source repository
• Building partnerships to bridge
gaps
• Use existing wealth of knowledge
& resources

11. Expanding Affordable Housing in
Snohomish County

12. Prioritized Goals
Expanding Affordable Housing in
Snohomish County
• More public funding
• Zoning conducive for affordable
housing
• Common language and framework

13. Increasing Access to Basic Needs for
Vulnerable Populations

14. Prioritized Goals
Increasing Access to Basic Needs
for Vulnerable Populations
• Community care hubs
• 24/7
• Geographically spread out
• Info kiosks
• Mobile community services
• CSO+
Tie for 3rd:
• Increase funding without strings
(aka unrestricted funds)
• Community Resource Advocates
& Paramedics