BH Forum materials - November 2024
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss and vote on proposal(s) to spend-down funds.
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BH Forum materials - September 2024
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss and vote on proposals to shift funding allocation.
Read MoreBehavioral Health Workforce Training
/The BHT BH Forum is funding training for the behavioral health workforce and community-based workforce in 2024 and 2025. Full information about current and upcoming opportunities, including registration links, are included on this page.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: Offset Lost Billable Hours for BH Forum Member Organizations
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The Better Health Together Behavioral Health Forum approved $45,000 of funding to offset lost billable hours. These dollars provide direct payments to member organizations to replace income lost when staff members are engaged in training that prevents them from billing for their time.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - June 2024
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss training ideas and start planning for implementation.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - April 2024
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss training ideas and start planning for implementation.
Read More2024 Update: Behavioral Health Workforce Investments
/Better Health Together convenes a regional Behavioral Health Forum made up of organizations that provide behavioral health services and institutions that educate the behavioral health workforce. Using Integrated Managed Care dollars set aside by the BHT Board, this self-governing group designs and funds initiatives focused on the behavioral health workforce. This page highlights the way these dollars have supported the community-based workforce, clinicians, and behavioral health interns to strengthen behavioral health services in Eastern Washington.
BH Forum materials - February 2024
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss training ideas and start planning for implementation.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - November 2023
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Topics: Updates on current initiatives. Discuss training ideas and start planning for implementation.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: Telehealth Implementation Plan Consultant
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To support the needs of Newport School District, BHT is looking for a consultant to design an implementation and sustainability plan for a telehealth service to be offered in Newport High School, and the alternative High School, Pend Oreille River School, by March 30, 2024. Learn more here.
Read MoreFunding Opportunity: Behavioral Health Internship Support Funds
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The Better Health Together Behavioral Health Forum is releasing $150,000 to support behavioral health internship program in the region. This page includes full details and a link to apply.
Read MoreBehavioral Health Supervision Funding Opportunity: Year 1 Summary
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We released funding to support provider organizations with SUD and master’s level behavioral health staff with supervision so that the staff can gain critical licensure and to build capacity for supervision in our region. Here’s how our first year went..
Read MoreBH Forum materials - September 2023
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Topics: Updates and continued design planning on small bucket initiatives.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - June 2023
/Topics: Updates and continued design planning on small bucket initiatives.
Read MoreWA-ICA Resources & Reports
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The Washington Integrated Care Assessment (WA-ICA) was developed as a state-wide tool to measure integrated care. The new assessment tool will replace various other tools used by the state and MCOs. Resources within.
Read MoreBH Forum materials - April 2023
/Topics: Updates and continued design planning on small bucket initiatives.
Read More2022 Equity Assessment
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The 2022 Regional Report is now available!
Better Health Together offered the Equity Assessment to partner organizations throughout Eastern Washington as a way to continue our shared work of advancing equity in our region.
Read MoreBehavioral Health Supervision Support Funding
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February 2023 Update: The Behavioral Health Forum has allocated an additional $150,000 to support behavioral health supervision. Click for full information, including eligibility details and the application link.
We've released a funding application to support partner organizations with SUD and master’s level behavioral health supervision so that staff can gain critical licensure & build capacity for supervision in our region. Funding awards of up to $10,000 per partner are available until the $150,000 available is expended.
BH Forum materials - February 2023
/Topics: Review small bucket proposals for discussion and approval
Read MoreCommunity-based Care Coordination Landscape Analysis
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In the spring of 2022, Better Health Together commissioned research firms Mathematica and Comagine Health to conduct a landscape analysis of Eastern Washington’s community-based care coordination system.
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